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Celebrating Mother's Day<\/a> can look different from family to family. Although some moms prefer much-needed alone time or pampering, others opt for a family brunch or doing something special with the kids. Still others set aside time to spend with their own mothers and grandmothers.<\/p>

What it boils down to is: There is no right or wrong way to celebrate the moms in our lives. A TikTok mom named Emily Wehner, however, recently shared her family's Mother's Day rules. And the internet is solidly divided over the approach.<\/p>

More from CafeMom:<\/strong> I’m a Single Mom & I Enjoy Mother's Day More Now Than Ever<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Celebrating Mother’s Day can look different from family to family. Although some moms prefer much-needed alone time or pampering, others opt for a family brunch or doing something special with the kids. Still others set aside time to spend with their own mothers and grandmothers.What it boils down to is: There is no right or 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