Annie's "How
Stepmother's Day Began" Page
~Celebrated the Sunday after Mothers
Day
on May 15th, 2011
How
Stepmother's Day came to be:
August 29, 2000
Dear Friends,
My dear, dear
9-year-old stepdaughter has just given me the greatest of gifts.
Last May, she decided that
step-moms should have their own special day set aside to
celebrate the unique relationship that exists. She
decided that the Sunday after Mothers Day would be a good
time for this "holiday". She went all out and
it was a wonderful day for us all.
Because of that,
we began to think that all step-moms should know about this
special day, and sent a letter to
our US Representative, Rick Santorum. Much to the excitement and
delight of our family, we received a copy of
the Congressional Record, No. 88, Vol. 146 that was read on the
Senate floor on Tuesday, July 11th
of this
year. In it Mr. Santorum recognizes that the "Sunday after
Mothers Day would now be Stepmothers Day" and
recognizes my stepdaughter, Lizzie, as "creating a holiday
just for the recognition of this type of relationship".
I have enclosed a copy (under separate cover... I do need your
mailing address) of the Congressional Record
for you to have and I trust that you will take a minute to read
it.
I would like very
much to follow up on this for Lizzie, to show her government in
action and that one small
creative idea on the part of someone, no less a child, can cause
change to take place and impact the lives of
many, many folks. What a great example this would be to her and
would be an incredible life lesson for her
and other children around the country.
Having read the
history on how Mothers Day got started back in 1908 by
Julia Ward Howe, I am contacting
various organizations and persons of influence in the hopes that
we can get the word out about Stepmothers Day
as well. It is important that the impact of this simple loving
gesture on the part of Lizzie be felt not just by
our family, but shared and celebrated by stepmothers everywhere.
Being a stepmom is a privilege and is unique
and set apart from biological mothering. There has been such a
stigma attached to the relationship in the past
and it is time that this special relationship is acknowledged and
promoted. I am truly honored, blessed and
touched by the relationship we share and this loving gift she has
given me.
Although we are
nine months away from the next Stepmothers Day, it is my
hope that you can be a part of
promoting this idea and getting the day as established as any of
the other days in the year that we set aside to
honor special folks and events. To be a change agent for this
special day is an extraordinarily exciting challenge
and responsibility. We are thrilled to be able to contact you and
for the prospect of you helping us to kick off
this very special day.
We look forward to
hearing from you with your thoughts, ideas, comments and
suggestions as to how we can get
the word out. We have contacted you because of the unique
position of influence you hold in the promotion of
family, news and culture in this country. Please let us know how
we can serve each other in this endeavor. We
look so forward to hearing from you. Please contact us at the
above numbers.
Warmly, Joyce and Lizzie Capuzzi
Here is the email that she sent to President Bush
----- Original
Message ----- From: J. Capuzzi To: president@whitehouse.gov Sent: Wednesday, February
28,
2001 6:47 PM Subject: Stepmother's Day
Dear President
Bush, For several years, my darling 10 year old
stepdaughter has initiated and celebrated
"Stepmother's Day", which she created to be the Sunday
following Mother's Day. She celebrates our relationship
in new and creative ways each year. Last year, she wrote to
our Senator (Santorum) and told him about this.
Much to our surprise and delight, he read her letter to Congress
on July 11, 2000 and he sent us a copy of the
Congressional Record, dated the same. I will send a copy to
you under seperate cover, but this is what it says:
"Mr. President, I rise today to offer my support for
the many stepparents that contribute to the loves of the
children that they help raise. I was sent a letter on May
21, 2000 from Mrs. Joyce Capuzzi informing me that
the Sunday after Mother's Day would now be Stepmother's
Day. Joyce's stepdaughter, Lizzie, came to this
decision as she recognized the importance of the relationship she
has with her stepmother. I commend both
Joyce and Lizzie for embracing their new family members in this
manner. Many people are blessed with
step-relationships similar to the Capuzzis. However, none
have ever illustrated that with the idea of creating a
holiday just for the recognition of this type of
relationship. It is wonderful that Lizzie Capuzzi holds so
much
love for her stepmother, and it is my hope that their
relationship can be an example for other
stepfamilies."
Needless to say we were both overwhelmed and very
touched. Dear Lizzie was weeping as she read it. I
would
like very much to get the word out about Stepmother's Day and
thought you could be the catalyst to bring this
to fruition. It is my hope that Lizzie can see this through
from an idea and dream she created to having you
officially declare it a holiday like Mother's and Father's Day.
What a life...and civics...lesson for her. I surely
hope that you can help our family with this.... maybe even in
time for this year's celebration!!! I would love to
talk with you about this. Thank you ever so much.
Warmly, Joyce Foresman-Capuzzi
Free Email Hugs to Send:
Send a stepmom you know
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but they are for Mother's Day
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you may find one that might work or be appropriate for your
situation!
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