When Mother’s Day Goes to the Dogs

You scroll Social Media on May 12 and see the same pattern: women who’ve never carried a life in their womb claiming a spot at the Mother’s Day table. It’s absurd—like demanding a Purple Heart because you binge-watched Saving Private Ryan.

Lost the Plot #1

You know you’ve lost the plot when women are more protective over their dogs than they are their unborn children.

• We spend hundreds on artisanal chew toys, but won’t invest five minutes fighting for the unborn.

• We post solemn “Adopt, don’t abort” memes, then turn around and defend the Instagrammable pup that cost more than a month’s rent.

Lost the Plot #2

Mother’s Day is for mothers. Full stop.

• If you’ve never conceived, carried, birthed, or lost a child, you can admire motherhood—but you can’t claim it.

• We don’t crash Veterans Day parades because we like camo.

• We don’t expect a star on the Walk of Fame after watching every Marvel movie.

Motherhood isn’t an aesthetic. It’s blood. It’s sacrifice. It’s midnight prayers in a hospital hallway, and wiping the vomit that comes after “just one more bite.”