100th Anniversary of Mothers Day and the 48th Anniversary of the Pill were both May 11!! How appropriate is that?

Thanks to Elizabeth Gregory, who has written a book called Ready about the benefits of later parenthood and blogs about it at www.readymoms.com, for sending me her blogpost on Huffington Post, entitled "Mothers Day Born Yesterday: A Quick Century of Big Change", and for pointing out this interesting and entirely apropriate juxtaposition.

Here's an excerpt-it's definitely worth reading the whole article:

As we celebrate the Mother's Day centenary (and the 48th birthday of the birth control pill, also on May 11th!), those of us whose families have benefited from access to birth control (dads as well as moms) can commit to guaranteeing it to the next generation, by passing legislation that makes birth control affordable and available to all who seek it (as in the Prevention through Affordable Access bill), and that offers kids real information about all their options (through repeal of abstinence-only education laws). Just as essentially, the centennial Mother's Day offers us an occasion to look back at the transformations the world of motherhood has undergone since the holiday's start, and to reposition for the next century to best serve our dovetailing national and personal interests.