"The Best Mother Who Ever Lived"
Some Mother's Day history, a catch-up of the week's news stories and the mom-approved tumbler you NEED ...👇🏽
“I … direct the government officials to display the United States flag on all government buildings and do invite the people of the United States to display the flag at their homes or other suitable places on the second Sunday in May as a public expression of our love and reverence for the mothers of our country.”
President Woodrow Wilson on May 9, 1914, designating “Mother’s Day” a national holiday. While President Wilson signed the proclamation for Mother's Day 111 years ago, the campaign for its recognition began years earlier. Meet the daughter behind Mother's Day, and learn more of the history behind the holiday HERE.
🗣️ Your Conversation Starters:
🌸 "Mothers Day" or "Mother's Day"? According to the Library of Congress, it's "Mother's Day," or a singular possessive, because "Anna Jarvis intended for the holiday to honor 'the best mother who ever lived, yours.'"
✝️ Leo XIV: The name chosen by the new Pope — the first American-born pontiff in the Catholic Church’s 2,000-year history. More on his upbringing HERE.
🩺 Next surgeon general? President Trump announces Dr. Casey Means as his new nominee for surgeon general. Want to learn more about her? You may find this Huberman Lab podcast interesting. ⬇️
Click above or HERE to watch.
💸 Bills are back: Student loan collections begin for the first time since March 2020.
🧁 This mom work perk takes the cake: This female-owned and operated company just announced they will cover the childcare costs for their employees. Hear more from the founders on why.👇🏽
🥇 "Reunited with his legacy": Swimmer Gary Hall Jr lost all of his Olympic medals in the California wildfires. This week, he was presented with replicas.
$33.5 billion: The amount consumers in the U.S. are expected to spend on Mother's Day, plus a few other fun facts.
📱 Binge meets swipe: Netflix is planning some big changes, including a TikTok-inspired layout.
🍭 $4,000: The amount an 8-year-old boy spent on lollipops. Turns out, Amazon will (thankfully) accept the return of 70,000 Dum-Dums.
“Secret Mall Apartment”: An artist and his friends made a hidden spot inside a mall their secret residence. Now, there's a documentary. And in a twist of irony, it's being shown ... in the mall where it happened.
🎙️ This Week From Jenna:
The significance of a mother's love, from the mother of Pope Leo XIV to the mother who inspired Mother's Day itself. Plus, a special personal Mother's Day reflection from Jenna.
WATCH ABOVE OR BY CLICKING HERE. You can also listen on podcasting platforms everywhere (Apple, Spotify).
🎙️ SCOOP (approx. 54 minutes) SCOOP: New ID, New Pope and New Concerns At A Major American Airport. Listen. (SCOOP Insiders can attend this live broadcast once a week and get their news questions answered; they also receive the special video report EXCLUSIVELY delivered to their inbox along with a "cheat sheet" for the week ahead — learn more HERE).
🎙️ Quick Hit (approx. 31 minutes): A Ukrainian MP & Mom Explains Why The War Hasn’t Ended. Watch or Listen.
🎙️ Quick Hit (approx. 9 minutes): The 100+ Year-Old Law At The Center Of Diddy’s Case. Watch or Listen.
🎙️ Quick Hit (approx. 15 minutes): Two Nuclear Nations On Edge. Watch or Listen.
🙌🏽 What We Found SmartHER This Week:
The case for the Simple Modern Trek tumbler, from a mom:
✔️ It's large enough to hold ALL THE WATER. 💦
✔️ It doesn't leak when my kids knock it over (which is all the time ...)
✔️ It's easy to clean & doesn't trap mold inside. 🤢
Grab it in all the pretty colors at Target or Amazon.
ICYMI: Meet the 97-year-old tortoise that became a first-time mom to four babies this year — the oldest of her species to do so. And you thought you were tired.
And that's The Weekend Digest!
❤️,
Jenna and the SHN Team
Daily news, interviews, our latest podcasts and more at www.SmartHERNews.com.
