Sunday is a pretty special day.
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And no, that's not just because Shellharbour's own Alex Volkanovski will be fighting in a major UFC bout overseas.
No, also because it is Mother's Day.
It's a day of celebration around the world honouring mothers and their influence in society.
All around the country families will be making their mums breakfast in bed, showering them with gifts and taking them out for dinner or lunch.
Interestingly this week, Labor leader Bill Shorten made an emotional speech about the influence of his late mother.
In typical fashion, the Daily Telegraph tried to use it as an excuse to take aim at Mr Shorten but missed the mark by a long, long way and people used social media to right the ledger.
What followed was people using the hashtag #MyMum to share their own stories of their mothers and the sacrifices and discrimination they faced.
If you check out the hashtag on social media you can see some wonderful tributes, such as this one from Channel Nine journalist Hannah Sinclair.
"#mymum is the CEO of a national company. She has an honours degree in science and neuropsychology. She raised three happy healthy children, after my dad became an alcoholic and died when we were young. Sal or Salsy as I like to call her, is my hero and my no.1 inspiration," Hannah said.
Or this one from Socceroo Craig Foster: "#MyMum worked in the Lismore Workers Club kitchen so her 3 sons could chase their dreams. Became union rep to fight for others. Fiercely brave, fair. I battled broken bones/knees to play for Australia to honor her sacrifices #lovemymum #leavemumsoutofit #strongwomenstrongnation"
Sometimes social media is a powerful tool for good.
Hopefully you can spend Sunday with your mum and thank her for all she has done for you. If not, you can reflect.
It was the great Rudyard Kipling who said: "God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers."