[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-detail-celebrating-mothers-day-with-kathy-kuo":3,"blog-related-celebrating-mothers-day-with-kathy-kuo":28,"blog-header-categories":55},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"subtitle":7,"bodyHtml":8,"heroImageUrl":9,"heroImageSrcset":10,"heroImageSizes":11,"heroImageAlt":7,"authorName":12,"authorImageUrl":7,"publishedDt":13,"categories":14,"tags":16,"products":20,"inlineProducts":21,"seo":22},562,"celebrating-mothers-day-with-kathy-kuo","Celebrating Mother's Day With Kathy Kuo",null,"\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.kathykuohome.com/Product/ProdGroup/mothers-day/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=mothersday24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mother’s Day\u003C/a> is this weekend! \u003C/span>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those of you who have \u003Cem>\u003Cstrong>played a maternal role\u003C/strong>\u003C/em>—moms, moms-to-be, grandmothers-to-be, caretakers, and givers of life—this is a message to our special tribe! \u003C/span>\u003C/span>\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cstrong>\"What an honor that I have been this role in my life as a mother, to have been chosen to be \u003Ca href=\"https://www.kathykuohome.com/blog/celebrating-mothers-day-with-questions-for-my-daughter/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=mothersday24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maya\u003C/a> and Didi’s mommy, and to have \u003Ca href=\"https://www.kathykuohome.com/blog/questions-for-my-mother-from-our-founder-kathy-kuo/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=mothersday24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my own mother\u003C/a> as my gift. And to be surrounded by so much warmth, care and maternal love from the many women around me.\"\u003C/strong>\u003C/span>\u003C/p>\r\n\u003C/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-30856 aligncenter\" src=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/kuo21-594-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"family photo\" width=\"900\" height=\"1350\"  srcset=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/kuo21-594-200x300.jpg 200w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/kuo21-594-683x1024.jpg 683w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/kuo21-594-768x1152.jpg 768w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/kuo21-594-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/kuo21-594-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/kuo21-594-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" />\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-30858 aligncenter\" src=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0541.png\" alt=\"family photo\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\"  srcset=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0541-300x225.png 300w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0541-768x576.png 768w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0541-1024x768.png 1024w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0541-1536x1152.png 1536w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0541-2048x1536.png 2048w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0541.png 4032w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" />\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: opensans-regular;\">Last night as I was writing in my journal (obsessed with \u003Ca href=\"https://rstyle.me/+xYMvPpwWlTzWsKal1nDXSA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this one\u003C/a>), I was reflecting on \u003Cem>\u003Cstrong>how lucky that I am that I was chosen to be a mother\u003C/strong>\u003C/em>, but not just any mother, but Maya and Didi’s mother. \u003C/span>\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cstrong>\"My daughter Maya is simply the coolest kid I know—way cooler than I ever was at 11—and she's living her most courageous, earnest, soulful self, without any sense of insecurity or care of how others view her. She's also 100 times more athletic and funny than I ever was at her age.\"\u003C/strong>\u003C/span>\u003C/p>\r\n\u003C/blockquote>\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: opensans-regular;\">I’d like to think that I’ve taught her a thing or two about humor, about how \u003Cem>\u003Cstrong>kindness is the most important virtue\u003C/strong>\u003C/em>, about how the world operates on energy, and about how leading with \u003Cem>\u003Cstrong>your most authentic self\u003C/strong>\u003C/em> and being vulnerable is okay.\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: opensans-regular;\">I also hope I've instilled the fact that the most important things in life cannot be bought or sold and, in turn, they're often the hardest to achieve—\u003Cem>\u003Cstrong>language, music, harmony, tolerance\u003C/strong>\u003C/em>—but in reality, I know that she has actually taught me all these things, and not the other way around.\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-30854 aligncenter\" src=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_9067.png\" alt=\"family photo hiking\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\"  srcset=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_9067-225x300.png 225w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_9067-768x1024.png 768w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_9067-1152x1536.png 1152w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_9067-1536x2048.png 1536w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_9067.png 3024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" />\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-30848 aligncenter\" src=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_6897.png\" alt=\"family vacation photo\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\"  srcset=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_6897-225x300.png 225w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_6897-768x1024.png 768w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_6897-1152x1536.png 1152w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_6897-1536x2048.png 1536w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_6897.png 3024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" />\u003C/span>\u003C/h3>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cstrong>Shop Kathy's Mother's Day Must-Haves\u003C/strong>\u003C/span>\u003C/h3>\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cdiv class=\"row\">\u003Cdiv class=\"col-lg-4\">\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.kathykuohome.com/Product/Detail/37442-Baobab-Collection-Loft-Les-Prestigieuses-Pierre-De-Lune-Candle-Small/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=mothersday24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30849\" src=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/product_37442.jpg\" alt=\"candle\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"  srcset=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/product_37442-150x150.jpg 150w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/product_37442-300x300.jpg 300w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/product_37442-400x400.jpg 400w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/product_37442.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" />\u003C/a>\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003C/div>\u003Cdiv class=\"col-lg-4\">\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.kathykuohome.com/Product/Detail/86939-Juliska-Amalia-Regency-Clear-Glass-Champagne-Coupe-Set-of/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=mothersday24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30850\" src=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/product_86939.jpg\" alt=\"coupes\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"  srcset=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/product_86939-150x150.jpg 150w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/product_86939-300x300.jpg 300w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/product_86939-400x400.jpg 400w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/product_86939.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" />\u003C/a>\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003C/div>\u003Cdiv class=\"col-lg-4\">\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.kathykuohome.com/Product/Detail/66514-Villa-House-Peony-Modern-Blanc-De-Chine-Floral-Bouquet-Porcelain-Sculpture/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=mothersday24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20487\" src=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Bungalow-5-Peony-Modern-Classic-White-Floral-Bouquet-Porcelain-Sculpture.jpg\" alt=\"bouquet\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"  srcset=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Bungalow-5-Peony-Modern-Classic-White-Floral-Bouquet-Porcelain-Sculpture-150x150.jpg 150w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Bungalow-5-Peony-Modern-Classic-White-Floral-Bouquet-Porcelain-Sculpture-300x300.jpg 300w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Bungalow-5-Peony-Modern-Classic-White-Floral-Bouquet-Porcelain-Sculpture-400x400.jpg 400w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Bungalow-5-Peony-Modern-Classic-White-Floral-Bouquet-Porcelain-Sculpture.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" />\u003C/a>\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003C/div>\u003C/div>\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: opensans-regular;\">My son Didi, being child #2, owning \u003Cem>\u003Cstrong>all the same sensitivities as that I myself have being the second in the line up\u003C/strong> \u003C/em>of sibling-hood—including frequent tendencies for being misunderstood, being sometimes without a voice, and being the underdog. \u003C/span>\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cstrong>\"These tendencies mirror parts of myself I never fully understood, offering insights into my own journey as a child.\"\u003C/strong>\u003C/span>\u003C/p>\r\n\u003C/blockquote>\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: opensans-regular;\">And on that, wow, as my mother often would lament and wonder how my brother and I are so different, and I would cringe: \"Like really? How?!\" I realize that I have the exactly same opposing forces of children, and I certainly have I learned the beautiful, brilliant, \u003Cem>\u003Cstrong>500 shades of patience, joy, and sometimes sadness\u003C/strong>\u003C/em> in between. \u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-30851\" src=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_3371.jpg\" alt=\"family photo in japan\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\"  srcset=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_3371-225x300.jpg 225w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_3371-768x1024.jpg 768w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_3371-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_3371.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" />\u003C/span>\u003C/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-30852 aligncenter\" src=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1409.png\" alt=\"family photo in europe\" width=\"895\" height=\"1193\"  srcset=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1409-225x300.png 225w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1409-768x1024.png 768w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1409-1152x1536.png 1152w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1409-1536x2048.png 1536w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1409.png 3024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" />\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: opensans-regular;\">So to celebrate Mother's Day this year, I want to give a \u003Cem>\u003Cstrong>huge shoutout to the children that have made us mothers\u003C/strong>\u003C/em>, maternal beings!\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: opensans-regular;\">I am now blessed with the ability to not give an iota about a dirty car; to be able to laugh, cry at random commercials and internet memes; to be able to get up at 8am in freezing rain and snow for soccer practices (rinse, repeat and on every major holiday); to know why there is \u003Cem>\u003Cstrong>nothing more gratifying than being the cool mom, or at least not the “least coolest mom.”\u003C/strong> \u003C/em>\u003C/span>\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cstrong>\"May you be blessed to know a mother, be a mother, or have a mother. Happy Mother’s Day! Now champagne, eye masks, double desserts, uninterrupted sleep, and foot massages please!\"\u003C/strong>\u003C/span>\u003C/p>\r\n\u003C/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2 dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-30861 aligncenter\" src=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cc6c5e2f-eab0-4bb2-9a62-6b074a31c61e.jpg\" alt=\"family vacation photo\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\"  srcset=\"/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cc6c5e2f-eab0-4bb2-9a62-6b074a31c61e-225x300.jpg 225w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cc6c5e2f-eab0-4bb2-9a62-6b074a31c61e-768x1024.jpg 768w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cc6c5e2f-eab0-4bb2-9a62-6b074a31c61e-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, /blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cc6c5e2f-eab0-4bb2-9a62-6b074a31c61e.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" />\u003C/h2>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\u003C/div>\r\n\u003Cdiv>\u003C/div>\r\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cem>This post contains affiliate links; 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