Is it weird to refer to Mother’s Day as ‘parent’s day’ in order to be more inclusive?

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Just that really, seen it in lots of places, school, church and even on the radio? Am I just being a Luddite sand not rolling with the times including everyone? all Parents and pet parents, And people who want to be parents alike?
Or should we reserve this day only for specifically mothers of children?
yabu- we should be as inclusive as possible to everyone
yanbu- bugger off mellenials, mothers only welcome here!

Stitches in your vagina, incontinence, hair loss, the mental drain, endless housework etc etc.
Apparently not, if you're a pet mum its the same, don't you know 🙄😆😒

So how many of you go back to the church you grew up in on mothering Sunday?

It’s Mothering Sunday not Mother’s Day. The religious context has been lost and the day has been commercialised. My DC know I don’t like “Mother’s Day” and don’t send me cards or flowers etc.

I’ve seen it in one shop, at church and also at school.
in all fairness, we do have ‘parents’ evening once a terms so you can kind of see how they got to it.
the more I’m researching this the more I now think I don’t have a problem with including different groups of people specifically with Mother’s Day because actually it turns out what ‘mothering Sunday’ is now is actually quite different from what the organisers intended.
so if we have changed it to mean ‘being nice to your mum’ once, It’s Not really much of a stretch to change it to mean ‘being nice to your parent’
Also sorry for the poor mellenial reference, I think I did mean gen z, whichever are the ones that are all about inclusivity and snowflakes?

*GenZ

Frothing at the mouth and encouraging others to do so without having done any research is never a good look.

Far more children don't have a father than don't have a mother and fathers day seems to have passed for years without trauma. There's a range of cards available to recognise the role of other adults on mother's and fathers days, I think that suffices without eroding the recognition of mothers by renaming the day. Anyway, it's not compulsory. Anyone who feels mother's day is not applicable to them can always celebrate their own 'parents day'. No need to hijack and reframe the existing day.

I think it's less about "us" as mums and more about the poor kids with no mum to celebrate. For example if they make a card on school for a "mother figure" those poor souls without one are less likely to feel upset/different.

Probably more common on Father's Day as I'm sure statistically speaking kids are less likely to have a dad in their life than a mum

I lost my mum at 6 years , now 31. I dont remember having any issue with mothers day.

Why grandmothers?

I heard they were banning the poppy too and the song baa baa black sheep.

Someone had a thread that their primary school had made ig special persons day

It can be mothers and special people day in schools because kids who don’t have one, and Mother’s Day generally

No reason AT ALL to erase mothers to be inclusive

It was a thing because more of the population were churchgoers, so understood it was the day where you returned to your 'mother church' where, chances are, your parents still lived so link to your mum crept in.

When schools give it a different name it's usually because they have one or more pupils who need extra support and consideration

Agreed, perfectly possible to have a Mothers and other special people day without erasing mother.

Where schools are concerned, surely it's more about the children than the mums, and where support is needed for some children.

Also if Mother's Day is the only day you get consideration/celebration as a mum then you have more pressing issues than what a now very commercialised day is called

Considering in the UK it is actually a Christian thing and has nothing to do with actual mothers yes.

Well it's actually about your Mother church, so Mothers of children (and card retailers) have already hijacked it once, why not again 😉🤷🏻‍♀️

Well yeah, it's not Mothers Day it's Mothering Sunday and a religious day.

My mum died when I was 16 and I am not a mum. I cope admirably with the existence of a thing that is not about me.

My son's best friend lost his mum when he was 1 month old and lives with his grandma. All the kids are making stuff for their grownup in class, whoever they might be. You'd have to be pretty heartless to exclude a 5 year old from joining in because he has no mum.

More tedious virtue signalling. Mothering Sunday has been around for centuries.

And was originally about something completely different than it is today. Traditions change over time

I think it should remain Mother's Day because there is after all a Father's Day, not parents day or birthing people day or whatever. I also however don't think it should be a 'thing' at school at all, as can totally see why that would be very upsetting for children who don't have a mother (or mother figure) or father or father figure in their lives. Just something you can celebrate if you choose to and that's appropriate for your own situation or not, as you see fit.

I have no issue with it being more inclusive such as for those who want to be mothers etc. but disagree with it being called 'parents' day. I want it recognised as a day for women.

I do support individual peoples right to celebrate it etc. such as trans people or men who have had to act as mum and dad. I also understand the name could upset people, specifically those who are trans.

But overall I think it needs to keep the name as 'mothers day'.

Will Father’s Day also be parents day? 🙄