The woman who created Mother's Day also hated it with a passion - and her family is upholding that tradition

Anna Jarvis founded Mother's Day in the early 20th century to honor mothers personally. However, as the holiday became increasingly commercialized, Jarvis became disillusioned, spending her later years campaigning against it, even filing lawsuits. Today, her relatives, Richard Talbott Miller Jr. and Elizabeth Burr, uphold her views, rejecting the modern interpretations of the day. Jarvis's initial vision for Mother's Day was deeply personal, reflecting her desire to honor her own mother, a dream that gained national recognition in 1914 but ultimately strayed from its intended sentiment.

"This is the wrong spirit," Jarvis told the Miami Daily. She described those profiting from Mother's Day as 'charlatans, bandits, pirates, racketeers, kidnappers, and termites.'

When Burr first received a call from a researcher at MyHeritage, she 'thought it was a scam.' But once I realized it was real, it was amazing."

When Mother's Day became commercialized, Anna Jarvis campaigned against the holiday, reflecting her disdain for the flower arrangements, greeting cards, and expensive chocolates.

Jarvis set out to establish Mother's Day to honor her own mother’s wish, culminating in its national recognition by President Woodrow Wilson in 1914.

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