Mother’s Day, Snow White, And The False Mother

Amy Punt
5 min readApr 28, 2022
Photo by Edward Howell on Unsplash

Mother’s Day is fast approaching and for the poorly mothered among us, Mother’s Day notifications, ads, and loving social media posts celebrating them can trigger depression, guilt, and anxiety. If that’s you, you’re not alone and you, if you choose not to observe it, do not owe your mother anything on Mother’s Day, or any other day.

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Amy Punt

Writing about Personal Growth, Trauma, Recovery and the cultural moments that reflect our hidden traumas.