It’s Mother’s Day! Have you called your mom to say “Happy Mother’s Day” yet? Of course, a “mother” doesn’t have to be a biological or adoptive one — it can be anyone who played that maternal role in your life. Today, let’s take a moment to thank those who supported and accompanied us through life. JOTO also wishes a heartfelt Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers around the world.

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I recently watched the new video from YouTuber Tai-Ke Theater, titled “I Want to Play Soccer in Japan” – A Taiwanese Mother and Her Child’s Dream. It tells the story of a mother who, without speaking Japanese, relocates to Japan with her two kids to support her son’s soccer dreams. No spoilers here, but it reminded me how motherly love is often hidden in tears that never quite fall.

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“You’re a son for the first time, and I’m a mom for the first time too,” my mom once told me. This reminded me of Taiwanese sociologist Pei-Chia Lan’s book Raising Global Citizens, which explores how modern parenting is filled with anxiety and uncertainty. With the world changing so fast, parents no longer have reliable models to follow. Motherhood today is a balancing act between love, anxiety, and the unknown.

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Professor Yi-Ping Lin from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University once studied the RCA water pollution disaster. In her paper Women and Water, she highlights that women often suffer more from environmental harm because they’re the ones doing household tasks like washing dishes and bathing children. Motherly love is often found in these silent risks and sacrifices.

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Does your mom often complain about back pain? I once insisted on washing all the dishes after a big New Year family meal — and only then realized how painful it is to stand bent over a sink for so long. Because most architects are male, kitchen counters are often designed too low, ignoring ergonomic needs. That everyday discomfort? It’s trained into mothers’ lower backs — that’s motherly love, too.

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Even as both men and women increasingly work outside the home, the old saying “men work outside, women care for the home” still lingers. In The Second Shift, sociologist Arlie Hochschild shows how women often work a full day, only to come home and do a second round of unpaid domestic labor. This Mother’s Day, let’s rethink how we can share the burden of housework — because a truly happy Mother’s Day begins with gender equality.

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