A Mother's Take - Guest Blogger Sandra HellandBy For Our Grandchildren

Mother's Day is coming up this Sunday.  I'm sure mothers all over the country are looking forward to the hand-made gifts that their little ones have created.  My daughter is almost 13, and while I doubt she has put any time into thinking about how to celebrate Mother's Day with me, I do hope that I can talk her into some extra household chores on Sunday.

In addition to taking advantage of some extra pampering, it's a good time to reflect on our roles as parents.

Like other mothers, I think about my child's future.  I worry about paying for her college in a few years, I worry about the fact that she'll be dating soon, and I worry that Congress will never take significant action to fix Social Security for future generations.

Social Security is already a bad deal for today's workers, including myself.  And, it's an even worse deal for my daughter and her generation.  Today there are only about 3 workers supporting each retiree's benefits.  In less than 20 years, that will be down to 2 workers supporting each retiree.  That happens before I retire, and at least 30 or 40 years before my daughter retires.  If Congress does nothing to fix the system soon, my daughter surely won't be able to expect to receive any money from the system that she will start paying into in just a few short years.

I hope mothers across the country will be as disturbed by the inaction of Congress on this issue as I am.  We must demand that they fix Social Security for future generations because doing nothing should not be an option.