The moms in my life always say they don't need anything for Mother's Day. That's why I make sure to celebrate them year-round.

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When I look around, I see the fingerprints of the mothers in my life everywhere. My own mother never fails to send a hand-drawn picture, a thoughtful note, or a sweet gift in the mail for any holiday. She loves and squeals over every picture of my son that I text her way when we're apart. I live very close to my mother-in-law; in a given week, she may give me a couple of hours to run errands while she and my 5-year-old son get up to hijinks, cook us a meal, or share information about an awesome kids' event coming up.