Let’s be honest, Mother’s Day hits different when you’re a single mom.
It’s not like your birthday, where people rally around you with cake and candles.
It’s not like holidays with partners and joint plans and gifts.
It’s quiet. Sometimes lonely. And often, you’re the one holding it all together, even on the day meant to honor you.
I know, because I’ve felt it too.
Year after year, I’d scroll past sweet family brunch photos, handmade cards from kids presented at breakfast-in-bed.
Meanwhile, I was folding laundry, managing meltdowns, and wondering if anyone even remembered.
It’s a strange feeling, being the heartbeat of your family and still feeling invisible.
This Is for the Mom Who Plans Her Own Celebration
If you’ve ever:
Bought your own flowers Booked your own massage Spent Mother’s Day doing dishes, homework, and bedtime routines Felt like no one really gets what this day feels like when you’re doing it alone
You are not alone.
I see you.
I am you.
And while the world may not fully understand the complexity of this day for us, I do.
The Burnout Is Real, and So Is the Love
Solo parenting is a marathon with no finish line.
The emotional load, the decision fatigue, the nonstop giving.
Sometimes you count down the minutes until bedtime just to get a moment to exhale.
You love your kids more than anything — but loving them doesn’t erase how heavy it all can feel.
That doesn’t make you ungrateful. It makes you human.
And on a day like today, you deserve to be reminded of just how deeply you’re doing enough.
Here’s What I’m Doing This Mother’s Day, and You Can, Too
This year, I’m celebrating myself.
Because I deserve it.
Because you deserve it.
Even if the day doesn’t go as planned.
Even if you’re still packing lunches and answering “what’s for dinner?”
Even if your kids are too little to understand the weight you carry.
Take a beat.
Take a walk.
Book the pedicure.
Put your phone down and savor a coffee in peace.
Your presence, your strength, your love, it matters.
Even if no one says it out loud.
To Every Solo Mom Reading This: You Are Not Forgotten
I wrote this post because I know how hard this day can be.
But I also know this:
You are the backbone of your family.
You are raising greatness while carrying so much of the weight alone.
You are more than enough, and I see you.
This Mother’s Day, let this blog be your reminder:
You don’t have to wait for permission to be celebrated.
You are worth honoring, today and every day.
With love,
Samantha
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