Dear Friend,

After getting vaccinated last month, I got a chance to spend 2 weeks with my 11-month old nephew. My dad got to meet him for the very first time. And I was able to hug my sister as she gets ready to celebrate her very first Mother's Day. It made my heart soar.

This time last year, we were living a new "norm," focused on keeping ourselves and our families healthy and safe, while confronting job losses, closed schools, and the constant fear of more bad news. We were in this together and thousands of you checked in to say, “I’m here,” as you pinned yourself on our map and shared your experiences with us. We are deeply grateful for that.

Watch and share this inspiring video that reminds us that when we come together, we are stronger.

We’ve had enormous losses in the last 14 months. We’ll never forget those that have been lost to us during this pandemic. But today, after months of closures, a nail-biting election season and a year that had us making tough decisions about whether or not it was safe to see our families, we are beginning to see what comes next. 

We were not meant to be apart and it was hard. Let’s be honest, it is still hard. But light comes in the morning and for many, reunions have been taking place as the country gets vaccinated.

Click to catch a bit of the feels as we think about and experience reuniting with family and friends after so much time apart.

This Mother’s Day, we want to hold all of the hard things we’ve been through in our hearts while finding space to come together, and to celebrate the progress our country is making (and you’ve been successfully pushing)  to ensure that we  finally build the care infrastructure -- including universal paid leave, childcare for all,  a $15 minimum wage,  and more -- that we need in order for families and our economy to thrive.

We hope you’ll be enjoying reunions soon, if you haven’t already. Happy Mother’s Day.

In this together,

-- Sili, Kristin, Nate and the whole MomsRising.org/MamásConPoder Team

P.S. Did you forget to pick up a card? We’ve got you covered with beautiful Mother’s Day e-cards! Honor or memorialize a mom you love while building a movement that stands up every day for women, moms and families.

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