Remember the days when Mother’s Day was actually about mothers? A homemade card, poorly buttered toast in bed and an outing for lunch to save cooking?
Yeah, well those days are gone.
Today, Mother’s Day is all about narcissism.
It has been re-spelt with 15 “I”s.
And, if you’re the ABC it was a splendid opportunity to underline your progressive values and just how left-leaning you are.
The ABC’s wrap up of eight Australian mothers included Mrs Waleed Aly, aka Dr Susan Carland, who’s an academic, author and social commentator, don’t you know.
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