What Moms Really Want on Mother’s Day HAS BREAKFAST IN BED GONE OUT OF STYLE?
Serving breakfast in bed to moms, especially on Mother’s Day, has been a widespread tradition for years, but have you ever wondered if it’s what your mom really wants? Here’s a look at the Mother’s Day breakfast in bed tradition and some recent insight into the popular trend. According to Heather Arndt Anderson, author of “Breakfast: A History,” the popularity of breakfast in bed became widespread during the Victorian era, but only for married, wealthy women who had servants. Those women would enjoy their first meal of the day in bed, and then their servants would handle all the spilled scone crumbs and messy breakfast residue.
In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson dubbed Mother’s Day a national U.S. holiday, and a few years later, the aristocratic English tradition of breakfast in bed sailed across the pond to America. By the 1930s, food and bedding companies capitalized on the tradition and the new holiday by running ads in magazines and newspapers encouraging children and fathers to serve their matriarchs breakfast in bed. Since then, serving mothers breakfast in bed has become a popular Mother’s Day ritual around the world, and it remains so today. However, there is one group whose voice has been left out of the breakfast in bed conversation: mothers. In a recent study conducted by Zagat, a well-known dining survey site, researchers found that only 4% of moms polled want breakfast in bed.
Yes, you read that right. When you factor in the mess of syrup, crumbs, and coffee spilling over clean sheets, it’s understandable. Today’s mothers usually don’t have servants to clean up afterward. The study also revealed what most moms prefer to do for breakfast on M other’s Day: 53% of mothers like to go out, and 39% prefer brunch instead of breakfast. While breakfast in bed seems like a nice gesture, statistics show that it’s probably the last thing your mom wants to wake up to on May 10. This Mother’s Day, show your appreciation for your mom or the mother of your children by asking her what she would like to do. She deserves the holiday morning she desires, whether that includes a full breakfast in bed or a trip to her favorite brunch joint.
THE THREATOF SOCIALMEDIA
During this time of “social distancing” due to the spread of COVID-19, it can be tempting to spend time on social media. This is understandable — these sites are a great way to connect with friends and loved ones you aren’t able to see in person. However, if you’ve made a personal injury claim, your friends won’t be the only ones watching what you post. Insurance company algorithms may be stalking these sites for anything they can use to question and jeopardize the value of your claim. WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR If the person responsible for causing your accident is insured, that insurance company is looking for any post, status, video, or picture that might contradict the damages you are claiming. Ostensibly, they do this to try to prevent insurance fraud, but in practice, this tactic is often used to cast doubt on legitimate claims. You’d be surprised at what can be misconstrued and used against you. THE DANGER OF SMILING We had a client who did something almost all of us have done on social media: She posted a picture of herself at a friend’s wedding. She smiled for the camera, and this alone was enough for the insurance company’s lawyers to consider the photo
“evidence” that her injuries were not as bad as she had claimed. Humans are social creatures, and we have a natural tendency to put on a brave face for our friends. Just because someone manages to put on a smile for a loved one’s wedding day, doesn’t mean they aren’t in pain. However, insurance companies are adept at using innocent evidence like this to turn a jury against you. BEYOND SOCIAL MEDIA Even if you don’t put any new posts up for the public to view, what you put online may come back to haunt you. Unsecure emails with statements like “I’m fine” can show up in the insurance companies’ hands. If you end up filing a lawsuit, you will be required to turn over personal photos you’ve never shared online. When it comes to having an active case in this day and age, it’s better to be safe than sorry. As tough as this may sound, it’s best to avoid posting or being in photos others are posting on social media, or taking any pictures of yourself after an accident. Until your case is resolved, insurers will be looking for any excuse to diminish or deny your claim. Avoiding social media is one of the best things you can do yourself to avoid sabotaging your case.
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