Día de las Madres–a day filled with love and celebration to honor the strong and resilient mujeres in our lives who have nurtured and guided us. However, this holiday can also come layered with grief, longing, reflection, and even confusion for some. Today, we invite our readers to hold space–to take a moment to reflect and embrace your own personal story, whether you’re celebrating, mourning, or both.
For some, it might be a day filled with warm hugs, laughter, and fond memories. For others, it might be a quiet day of reflection and remembrance. Mother’s Day carries many meanings, and we’re here to honor it in every form. 🩷
Celebrating the Moms Who Surround Us
There are no rules for how Mother’s Day needs to be celebrated–it’s yours to define. The mujeres who raised you–biological moms, adoptive moms, abuelas, tías, madrinas, older sisters, primas, and so many more–deserve to be honored on this special day, especially if they’ve held a meaningful place in your heart.
In the Latina community, it truly takes a village, and that village deserves to be showered with love for the strength and cariño they’ve passed down through generations. Celebrating the resilient women around you is a way to remind them just how deeply they’ve impacted your life.
Sending Love to Those Who Are Grieving
Mother’s Day can be a tender time for many who are healing in silence–grieving the loss of a mother they loved dearly or navigating a complex or distant relationship.
If this is your experience–or the experience of someone you love–consider engaging in gentle healing rituals: light a candle, journal your feelings as a form of release, make mamá’s favorite dish or recipe, play her favorite music, or do something else in her honor to feel her love and spirit.
For those growing through grief, remember: grief is love, and you are not alone in this journey.
A Note to Those Becoming the Mother They Needed
As Next Gen Latinas, many of us are doing the work of breaking generational cycles and showing up for others in nurturing, loving ways–even if that wasn’t modeled for us.
Becoming the mother you needed when you were younger is one of the most healing things you can do for your inner child. Let’s continue to spread affirming messages that honor self-parenting, chosen families, and the strength it takes to mother yourself and others.
Celebrate Your Way–We See You🩷
To the single moms doing it all, to the daughters missing their mothers, to the ones in between, and to anyone unsure of how to navigate this day–this message is for you. Celebrate in a way that feels true to you and your story.
There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to Mother’s Day. This season is about collective healing and honoring–honoring all the ways motherhood shows up, and all the people it touches.
So this Mother’s Day, whether you’re hugging mamá and giving her besitos, lighting a candle in her honor and memory, or taking a quiet day to be still and reflect–we’re holding space for you.🩷
