Mother's Day tomorrow!

...said She has a Mother's Day post calling for honoring mothers everyday, not just in the Hallmark moment. That is good advice, but what caught my eye was her line on the tradition of carnation-wearing on Mother's Day. According to her, you wear a white carnation if your mother is departed and a red one if she is alive. I could never remember the tradition, so haven't followed it for years. I was always afraid I'd wear the "departed" signifier and give someone a heart attack!