"Mother" is a song by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor (pictured) from the deluxe edition of her fifth major-label studio album, Takin' It Back (2022). She wrote the song with Sean Douglas, and its producers, Gian Stone, and her brother Justin. Epic Records released it as the lead single on March 27, 2023. A pop song with doo-wop influences, "Mother" interpolates "Mr. Sandman". Inspired by men who said Trainor's pregnancy would end her career, the song is about women's empowerment; she asks the male subject to stop mansplaining and to listen to her. Critics were complimentary about the composition but criticized the use of the term "mother". The song reached the top 30 in Belgium, Ireland, Suriname, and the United Kingdom. Charm La'Donna directed the music video, which stars Kris Jenner; critics praised the fashion choices and described it as glamorous. Trainor performed the song on Today, Capital's Summertime Ball, and the Timeless Tour (2024). (This article is part of a featured topic: Takin' It Back.) .

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1889:

Bandits attacked a U.S. Army paymaster's escort in the Arizona Territory, stealing more than $28,000. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wham_Paymaster_robbery

1970:

Lubbock, Texas, was struck by a tornado that left 26 people dead. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubbock_tornado

2010:

Gordon Brown resigned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party after failing to strike a coalition agreement with the Liberal Democrats. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_government_formation

2022:

Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by Israel Defense Forces in Jenin refugee camp. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Shireen_Abu_Akleh

2022:

Myanmar civil war: Government troops killed 37 unarmed civilians in Mondaingbin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mon_Taing_Pin_massacre

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close-knit: Of a group: closely connected or linked, as by a common bond, culture, or identity. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/close-knit

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

He who is on the Path exists not for himself, but for others; he has forgotten himself, in order that he may serve them. He is as a pen in the hand of God, through which His thought may flow, and find for itself an expression down here, which without a pen it could not have. Yet at the same time he is also a living plume of fire, raying out upon the world the Divine Love which fills his heart. The wisdom which enables you to help, the will which directs the wisdom, the love which inspires the will — these are your qualifications. Will, Wisdom and Love are the three aspects of the Logos; and you, who wish to enroll yourselves to serve Him, must show forth these aspects in the world.   --Jiddu Krishnamurti https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jiddu_Krishnamurti