Happy Mothers Day, Whats Left Of Them

Anna Jarvis, the woman who invented Mothers Day, went to her grave regretting she ever thought it up. That tempts me to cast a jaundiced eye at the tradition. The institution of motherhood however is none the less alive and well in the Gnarly household, as Mrs. Gnarly has borne me three strapping sons. For that fact alone Mrs. Gnarly will be showered tomorrow with gifts, and the loving admiration of her four biggest fans.

It's a tragedy that the same won't be happening in too much of the developed world.

Its a strange dichotomy that wherever you go on the planet, or even the slums, public housing tracts, and squatter camps in our own cities, and beach parks. The people having all the children, are the least equipped to do so, and vice versa.