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A popular mom influencer is coming under fire online after she made some controversial claims about Mother’s Day — claiming she doesn’t celebrate her own mom because she’s no longer a full-time parent.
Emily Wehner — a mother-of-two with more than 54k followers on TikTok — posted a video on the popular social media platform recently breaking down her rules for Mother’s Day.
The way she explains it … the day is Mother’s Day — not Grandmother’s Day — so, it’s not about mommas with grown children, but should be about the ones still doing it day-to-day.
Wehner tells a story about a particularly tough holiday she celebrated with her fam a couple years back … where she spent more time coordinating the trip to visit the grandparents than focusing on the real star of the day — her.
Emily says she likes a very chill Mother’s Day … a nice brunch, some gardening and a pedicure — basically, a lot of self-care for mom instead of visits to Nana.
Wehner says she celebrates her mom and mother-in-law on other days … so, it’s not like they get no recognition throughout the year — just, not on MD.
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Welp, this sparked a firestorm among mothers … with some agreeing wholeheartedly with Emily and others bashing her for gatekeeping the holiday.
It got so bad, Emily posted a follow-up … saying she loves her mom, and they see each other all the time — but, they’ve just agreed to make a boundary on the holiday for everyone’s sake.
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