As someone who has lived a life outside the norm, (long story, but my life has definitely not out of Normal Rockwell), I have decided this morning to give a voice to mothers whose lives, and whose experience on Mother's Day, are beyond the pale.
In our current society more and more families are created from a hodgepodge of friends, coworkers and neighbors, as families grow farther apart and time moves at warp speed. So what once would have been considered an odd family situation is gaining popularity as acceptable and even preferable to the Ward and June Cleaver prototype, (think HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS with Robert Downey Jr and Holly Hunter).
In that vein, I am holding a contest. Here are the rules:
1. Email your odd, funny, or unusual Mother's Day experience to denise@mercardi.com. It must be a true story and one never published before. Keep it under 500 words. (You DO NOT have to be a writer to record your experience!).
2. The staff at Mercardi.com will vote and chose the story that we feel is the most odd, funny or unusual.
3. Deadline for stories is Friday, May 14th at midnight, CST.
4. The winner will be announced on Monday, May 17th, by noon, CST. The winner will receive a $25 Mercardi gift card of their choice from the 200+ retailers Mercardi handles.
5. The winning story will be published on this blog.
That's it! So get busy sending me your odd, unusual or funny Mother's Day story and be sure to pass the link to this post along. It's gonna be a blast!
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