I do not have a soft spot for mother's day. I am appreciative that having children and raising them is hard and having good family is a blessing. I just feel a bit of repulsion towards Mother's day and it doesn't make me feel happy. I think it's hard because people are expecting me to do things for her and I have no relationship and just feel like I have been badly wounded by having a relationship with my mother. It's the automatic belief that you should always respect your mom even when she doesn't deserve respect.