{"id":70927,"date":"2021-05-06T01:29:47","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T01:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=70927"},"modified":"2021-05-06T01:29:47","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T01:29:47","slug":"can-opt-mothers-day-fathers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=70927","title":{"rendered":"Can you opt out of Mother\u2019s Day and Father\u2019s Day?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you\u2019re estranged from a\u00a0parent\u00a0or child, have lost a child or parent, or are coping with\u00a0infertility, holidays such as Mother\u2019s Day and Father\u2019s Day can bring up a range of complicated emotions. Not everyone wants reminders of those holidays constantly showing up in their inbox either. So several brands have taken the initiative by offering customers the option of opting out of Mother\u2019s Day and Father\u2019s Day emails.<\/p>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post1\"><\/div>\n<p>And it\u2019s clearly struck a chord. When Twitter user Lana Schwartz\u00a0shared\u00a0an email from the bedding company Parachute offering customers the option of opting out of those holiday emails, the tweet went viral, garnering more than 31k likes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"box shadow  \"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"fa tie-shortcode-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">this is just to say that more companies should do this <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2RZObjyAtm\">pic.twitter.com\/2RZObjyAtm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 character actress lana schwartz (@_lanabelle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_lanabelle\/status\/1383942800920616968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Other brands \u2014 including Etsy, Jeni\u2019s Splendid Ice Cream, Aesop, Kitsch, Away and Women for Women International \u2014 have given their customers the same option and are being lauded on social media, with some calling it \u201creally cool,\u201d a \u201ctop tier move for brands,\u201d and \u201ca generous thing\u201d to do.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caas-da\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThank you to every retail company who has emailed me asking if I want to opt-out of Mother\u2019s Day emails,\u201d Twitter user\u00a0Ren\u00e9e Dalo\u00a0wrote. \u201cMore of this energy, please. It\u2019s not a happy day for everyone.\u201d While giving a shoutout to Jeni\u2019s Splendid Ice Cream for being a \u201ccompassionate company,\u201d Twitter user\u00a0Jill Donovan\u00a0wrote: \u201cI wish more companies realized how painful it is to get email after email talking about moms. Hope they do this for Father&#8217;s Day too for those that need it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to Yahoo Life,\u00a0Jeni\u2019s Splendid Ice Cream\u00a0said the company spends \u201ca lot of time thinking about how we want people to feel. And we want to make people feel good, feel loved. We want to be the bright spot in someone\u2019s day, never a point of pain. So, we started offering email opt-outs a few years ago. It was an easy decision that really came down to listening to our customers and understanding that Mother\u2019s Day and Father\u2019s Day can be a difficult time for all kinds of reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>Jeni\u2019s Splendid Ice Cream says the response to the opt-out has been \u201creally positive,\u201d adding: \u201cWe have people who opt out every year \u2014 and many who take the time to send us a thank you for the option.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parachute founder and chief executive officer,\u00a0Ariel Kaye, tells Yahoo Life that more than 2,000 people opt out of their Mother\u2019s and Father\u2019s Day emails. \u201cWhile that is a small percentage of our overall subscribers, we want to make sure we are thoughtfully communicating with all our customers,\u201d says Kaye. \u201cThis gesture made a big impact on this group based on the responses we\u2019ve received through email and social media.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kaye says that the company is \u201calways listening\u201d to its customers and taking their feedback into account. \u201cWhether it be about product development, where to open a new store or how difficult some holidays are, we listen and do our best to take action,\u201d says Kaye. \u201cOur team is made up of compassionate people and over the past year, we&#8217;ve done our best to be in tune with what our customers have been going through. The opt-out email came about because, in a year when so many of us lost loved ones, we wanted to be especially sensitive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kristina M. Scharp, PhD, assistant professor at the University of Washington\u2019s department of communication and director of the Family Communication &amp; Relationships Lab, tells Yahoo Life that offering people choices like these is \u201cpositive,\u201d adding: \u201cI&#8217;m glad more people are becoming aware and sensitive to the fact that certain holidays can be painful for people.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post2\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Adv<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bagfactory.com.hk\/216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sun Winning Ind Co<\/strong><\/span><\/a>: Manufacture of Canvas Bag, Recycle Bad in China<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theunitravel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheUniTravel.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span> : Find the latest\u00a0<em>travel<\/em>\u00a0and tourism\u00a0<em>news<\/em>\u00a0from around the world. Stay informed with\u00a0<em>travel news<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>updates<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Being estranged from a parent or child while other families celebrate these holidays \u201ccan be hard in a variety of ways,\u201d\u00a0Joshua Coleman, a clinical psychologist and author of\u00a0<em>Rules of Estrangement: Why Adult Children Cut Ties &amp; How to Heal the Conflict<\/em>, tells Yahoo Life. \u201cFeeling envious toward those who are close to their parents; feelings of shame, guilt or social isolation; and feelings of loss may be common.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, opting out of Mother\u2019s Day and Father\u2019s Day emails doesn\u2019t mean that some people still won\u2019t struggle with mixed emotions on those holidays \u2014 or on other days of the year. Scharp explains that while it\u2019s \u201coften the case that most holidays are difficult for adult children who have either lost a parent or who are in the estrangement process,\u201d she says that \u201cactually, any day could be a difficult or triggering day. In other words, while holidays can be hard, it&#8217;s also important to remember that we live in a culture that emphasizes the parent-child relationships to such an extent that any day might be a challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scharp has some suggestions for getting through those tough days, though. \u201cFirst, it&#8217;s okay to feel sad, angry, joy, or however you want on those days,\u201d says Scharp. \u201cOften, people tell me how conflicted they feel, which can sometimes make the day even harder because they are unsure what to do with their contradictory feelings. Estrangement is complicated, and it is okay to have complicated feelings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>Scharp points out that \u201cjust because a person might not have a strong or close relationship with a biological parent does not mean they do not have other people in their lives who have fulfilled parentings roles or provided the love and care one might want from a parent,\u201d adding: \u201cMother&#8217;s or Father&#8217;s Day might be a good day to celebrate the people who have shown up in your life in meaningful ways.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spending time with a supportive partner, family members or friends also helps. \u201cIt\u2019s important to get support from those who understand you and won\u2019t criticize you for not being in contact,\u201d says Coleman.<\/p>\n<p>Scharp also suggests finding ways to reclaim the holiday, such as thinking about \u201chow you might make a positive difference in a younger person&#8217;s life,\u201d such as by being a mentor. \u201cThere are many ways you might consider reclaiming these days by backgrounding the difficulty to focus on productive action,\u201d she suggests. \u201cCreating a new network of people can go a long way to boosting a person&#8217;s resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you\u2019re estranged from a\u00a0parent\u00a0or child, have lost a child or parent, or are coping with\u00a0infertility, holidays such as Mother\u2019s Day and Father\u2019s Day can bring up a range of complicated emotions. 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