{"id":1296,"date":"2012-05-10T01:36:09","date_gmt":"2012-05-10T05:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/?p=1296"},"modified":"2012-05-10T01:36:09","modified_gmt":"2012-05-10T05:36:09","slug":"mothers-day-is-may-13th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2012\/05\/10\/mothers-day-is-may-13th\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother&#039;s Day is May 13th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993366\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1295\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/05\/happy_mothers_day-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"happy_mothers_day-300x222\" width=\"180\" height=\"133\" \/>Mother\u2019s Day is celebrated each year in the U.S. on the second Sunday in May. <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff00ff\"><strong>This year that is May 13.<\/strong><\/span> It is always a nice gesture to do something for your host mom. You could help the children make a surprise for her or give her a card yourself. Any gesture is appreciated. Don\u2019t forget to send a special message to your own mom back home. Without her love and support, you wouldn\u2019t be here today. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/..\/mdf\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_smile.gif\" alt=\":)\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking for some great Mother\u2019s Day ideas?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Check out the Au Pair in America <a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/aupairinamerica\/mother-s-day\/\"><strong>Mother\u2019s Day pin board <\/strong><\/a>on Pinterest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mother\u2019s Day is celebrated each year in the U.S. on the second Sunday in May. This year that is May 13. It is always a nice gesture to do something for your host mom. You could help the children make a surprise for her or give her a card yourself. Any gesture is appreciated. 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