On Mother’s Day, I’d like to honor those who are doing the work of mothering:

• Migrant mother’s caring from afar
• Mothers who are red fighters
• Single mothers
• Queer mothers
• Nannies, domestic workers, childcare providers
• Teachers
• Single fathers
• Aunties and Titas
• Ates and older sisters
• Mothers who have lost a child or children
• Best friends of mothers
• Godmothers
• Mothers-to-be
• Fictive mothers or Nanay-nanayan
• Community mothers and kasama mamas

This is not an exhaustive list but it’s who I think about doing the WORK of mothering. The work is not always caring and loving, often it is difficult and we may not come to it fully but many people do it. So with my most grateful heart, thank you.