Surprisingly, Mother's Day is the most popular day of the year to dine out. More than 6 out of 10 Americans who celebrate Mother's Day with a special meal do so in a restaurant (via source). Does that strike anyone else as funny? This means that while we want mom to kick up her feet and be served instead of serving, we also don't want to be the one serving either, because who wants to spend their leisure time cooking and cleaning up? (Only about 1 in 5.) In which case we should be ashamed, because eating out was likely mom's idea in the first place.
So what of the other 4 out of 10 Americans who aren't dining out? Either they are being thoughtful or being spoiled and either way, mom is likely left with something to be desired. With almost half of our food dollars going to restaurants, (nearly double since the days of Mrs. Cleaver) and only 29% of us making food from scratch (Mrs. Cleaver is now turning over in her vault), cooking has become a talent instead of an everyday way of life. So either mom and the rest of us will suffer a less than homecooked meal prepared by the thoughtful but untalented populace or through her grace she will cook and feed us as she always has done.
Which brings us to the two fold burden of being a mother and the answer to all her problems:
if you want something done right you have to do it yourself, because
if you don't do it, no one will . . .
unless you pay them. :)
Happy Mother's Day!
