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This article is part of\u00a0<\/i>Upstream,<\/i><\/a>\u00a0The Daily Wire\u2019s new home for culture and lifestyle. Real human insight and human stories \u2014 from our featured writers to you.<\/i><\/p>\n ***<\/i><\/p>\n Mother\u2019s Day exalts womankind\u2019s top job: motherhood. Roughly 86% of women<\/a> qualify as mothers on this day of \u2018grammable glory, but the celebration leaves <\/span>4 million<\/span><\/a> women out in the cold. Casting a wide net, the price of admission into this 24-hour hall of fame is simple: your child. Your human<\/i> child, not the furry kind with four legs and a tail \u2014 at least, if you hope to keep your dignity intact. <\/span><\/p>\n Though Moms deserve their special moment, the cultural rush to get all types of \u201cmoms\u201d in on the action raises the question: Why can\u2019t we have another holiday to celebrate all the great ladies in our lives? National Dog Mom\u2019s Day<\/a> on the same weekend doesn\u2019t quite do it.<\/span><\/p>\n There should be another day to honor the women and mother figures we love, and, technically, there is: International Women\u2019s Day. But here in the U.S., the day is synonymous with celebrating every leftist policy you can imagine. <\/span>What started as a day meant to elevate all girls and women was largely co-opted by those insisting on wrestling it into something like a \u201cDay for Women\u2019s Rights\u201d or \u201cFeminist New Year\u2019s Eve.\u201d It was riddled with stats about <\/span>women and girls who were murdered<\/span><\/a> by male family members, alleged gender pay gaps, and lax laws against rape and domestic abuse.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This, according to the rules of fun parties, is the complete opposite of something a person outside the group would ever be inclined to celebrate.\u00a0<\/span>No offense to the tattooed girl with the fuzzy pink hair and cheek piercings working behind the counter of my local bookstore. Girl, Women\u2019s Day is for xe\/xem\/you. Have the best time at the next protest for the current thing.<\/span><\/p>\n My first encounter with the Women\u2019s Day concept was enlightening. At the time, I was working a side job as a food delivery driver in Los Angeles (while I hustled on becoming a famous actor, naturally). A prolific blogger for my five subscribers, I happily detailed my life as a fun SoCal gal, totally buying into the message about not needing children in order to validate my existence.<\/p>\n Hello, women were editors of high fashion magazines, famous actresses, and inventors of Spanx! I didn\u2019t need to know if these boss babes had kids or could pay for nannies and IVF. The point was that their careers defined them, not their families. A killer shoe closet or a cute loft apartment was just as good. At least, that\u2019s what I thought.<\/span><\/p>\n I arrived at the Bel Air home of a woman who greeted me with a smile as she emerged from an entryway that was overflowing with flowers. I assumed her sunny glow meant no one had died.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cOoo, is it someone\u2019s birthday?\u201d I couldn\u2019t think of any other occasions on March 8 and was trying to attach a story to the $400 Sugarfish sushi order I had ferried to her door.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re celebrating Women\u2019s Day!\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s like your Mother\u2019s Day here, but in Sweden we honor all women. These are from my husband to me,\u201d she explained, gesturing toward an obscene arrangement of luscious white roses. Pointing to two more, she added, \u201cAnd these are for our daughters.\u201d It included all the women in the home. The pure, loving gesture of appreciation seemed nice.<\/span><\/p>\n I walked back to my car, wondering why the heck we didn\u2019t do Women\u2019s Day in the U.S. I found out later that Women\u2019s Day was launched internationally by Marxist <\/span>Clara Zetkin<\/span><\/a> in early-1900s Denmark (stay with me!), spreading to millions of women worldwide who put their own spin on it. Italy\u2019s practically covered with mimosa blossoms for <\/span>La Festa della Donna<\/span><\/a>. And in <\/span>Russia<\/span><\/a>, the national public holiday is marked by special meals, gifts, and champagne. Even in China, working women get half a day off for \u201c<\/span>self-care<\/span><\/a>.\u201d Without the heavy yoke of politics, it\u2019s a day where every woman, young and old, blossoms into her own.<\/span><\/p>\n Maybe the problem is that all holidays eventually become avenues for propaganda or corporate profit. The whole Mother\u2019s Day idea started <\/span>in 1908<\/span><\/a> as an initiative by Philadelphia teacher Anna Jarvis to celebrate moms with a modest white carnation and a visit to the local church. Once President Woodrow Wilson put it on the calendar, things went off the rails. Jarvis formally disowned the holiday before she died in 1948, lamenting its commercialization. These days, greeting cards and flower bouquets have turned Mother\u2019s Day into a <\/span>$38 billion<\/span><\/a> industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Women make up more than half the population but control <\/span>85% of purchasing power<\/span><\/a> in the U.S., and they drop more than <\/span>$31 trillion<\/span><\/a> worldwide. As <\/span>L\u2019Or\u00e9al<\/span><\/a> drilled into generations of women\u2019s heads, \u201cIf I pay more, I feel I get more. And I\u2019m worth it.\u201d Sold.<\/span><\/p>\n On top of this relentless commercialization, Mother\u2019s Day presents its own conundrum. The tragic loss of a child, a long struggle with infertility, or the estrangement of a family member can add stress to a day that\u2019s marketed as being full of love and chocolate truffles. Maybe it\u2019s an impossible task, getting it right for everyone.<\/span><\/p>\n I was lucky enough to get the best mom in the biz. And I enjoy participating in motherhood and raising children in a supporting role as an aunt, daughter, and sister. I also recognize the incredible dedication and hard work it takes to be a parent. You don\u2019t hear too many stories about someone\u2019s last words being about a compelling corporate presentation. It\u2019s family. Full stop.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Maybe someday we\u2019ll find a real way to recognize the value in all women and girls, just as they are. Protect Mother\u2019s Day for mothers, and let Women\u2019s Day celebrate women without all the corporate feminist politics. There\u2019s got to be a way to honor our sisters, aunts, girlfriends, daughters, nurturers, neighbors, and friends, no strings attached.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n