Dear Friends, ‘Mother’ is such a precious word. It is a word that means so many things—unconditional love, warmth, the security of loving arms, a one-woman cheerleading squad, all for us. It is also an overused word. From screaming ‘Mom, where are my socks!’ to yelping ‘Mom, have you seen where I last put my homework’, we call upon our poor, overworked moms for all things small, serious or sundry. Except for the occasional exasperated times when they throw up their hands and say, ‘If you come from school and throw your socks in two different directions, you might just find them there!’, our mothers are the most saintly souls around. We can depend on them to give that encouraging hug when we need it, make us our favourite foods and put up with our million tantrums. We can never do enough or say enough to show our mothers how deeply we love them. We might act like brats with them, but really, we would be nowhere without them. It is Mother’s Day on 11 May and so it is quite right that we dedicate this issue to this precious person in our lives. I know some of you might have made special plans for this day. But perhaps we can do a little bit more Perhaps, we can take that little effort every day to let our mothers know how special they are How about starting with a warm, tight hug