Unconventional Mother's Day stories: Thoughts about life, death, parenthood and more

<p>Mother's Day. Believe it or not it's a holiday that is not without controversy. Those who love it see it as a day set aside to honor their mother and the mother's in their life. For others it is a painful day filled with disappointment and grief. For single mom's its rarely a day to relax and reflect. In fact, it's often just another day. For those who have lost their mother it's a day of reflection but also of pain as the grief takes over.</p><p>On this Mother's Day three mothers, USA Today's Connie Schultz, Shannon Rae Green and Ashley May, discuss love, loss, motherhood, and Mother's Day.</p><p><br></p><p>To read Connie Schultz's article click <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2022/05/01/mothers-day-lets-talk-single-moms-raising-their-children/7366593001/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. To follow Connie on Twitter click <a href="https://twitter.com/ConnieSchultz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>To follow James Brown on Twitter click <a href="https://twitter.com/jamesbrowntv" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p>To follow Shannon Green on Twitter click <a href="https://twitter.com/ShannonRaeGreen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p>To read Ashley May's letter click here. To follow Ashley on Twitter click <a href="https://twitter.com/ashleymaytweets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p><br></p><p>Episode Transcript <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/11/01/kyle-rittenhouse-trial-begins-mcrib-back-5-things-podcast/6230747001/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available here</a></p><p>Also available at <a href="https://art19.com/shows/5-things" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">art19.com/shows/5-Things</a></p><p><br></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-m