And as Celia Farber notes, you don’t have to bear a child to hold, and to express, mothering energy.

This morning, prior to brunch with son Colin, on my walk through the IU campus, I found myself yelling Congratulations! to the proud young ones in graduation robes, and Happy Mother’s Day! to their proud parents — broad smiles and thanks all around. Hard to say which generation appreciated my admiration more. . ..