Jarvis couldn't stand the idea of people spending so much money on extravagant flower arrangements, sappy greeting cards and overly priced chocolates.
First, she went after florists, protesting their marketing of those beautiful and ornate carnations. Then, her protests escalated to arrests for public disturbances.
Jarvis didn't stop there. She went after first lady Eleanor Roosevelt for using Mother's Day as a way to promote the health and welfare of women and children. While it was true that Jarvis' mother was a community health advocate, Jarvis still didn't like the association.
Jarvis died in a sanitarium in 1948. The holiday she created lives on.
The joke is that this November your vote counts exactly as much as a senile retiree whose political sources are nestled between a thread of gay furry porn and a thread of kids wearing swimsuits.
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1 The_Great_I_Am_Not 2019-05-12
1 tHeSiD 2019-05-12
Was this just a foid's inbuilt jealousy?
1 LightUmbra 2019-05-12
She didn't like that someone could think their moms were cooler than hers.
1 SnapshillBot 2019-05-12
The joke is that this November your vote counts exactly as much as a senile retiree whose political sources are nestled between a thread of gay furry porn and a thread of kids wearing swimsuits.
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