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Annie's "How Stepmother's Day Began" Page

~Celebrated the Sunday after Mother’s Day on May 18th, 2008

How Stepmother's Day came to be:

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 Mother’s 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 11^th of this year. In it Mr. Santorum recognizes that the "Sunday after Mother’s Day would now be Stepmother’s 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 Mother’s 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 Stepmother’s 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 Stepmother’s 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

----- 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

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