Week 19  2026-05-10 

Mother’s Day hits different when you’ve lived long enough to miss someone, lean on someone else, and finally watch your own kids grow up. I’m Doug Meadows from David Douglas Diamonds, and I wanted to step away from the showcases for a few minutes to talk about the women who made my life and our family business possible.

I start with what’s happening at the store right now, including our Dazzling Diamonds for Mom contest, where kids’ letters turn into certificates, gemstones, and diamonds. But the real story is bigger than jewelry. I share memories of my grandmothers, the holiday visits, the long drives, and the small details you never forget. Then I talk about losing my mom to cancer at 58 and the one hard, loving correction that locked in my work ethic for life.

From there, I reflect on the mother figure who stepped in after my mom passed: my mother-in-law, now 93, living next door and still shaping our family. Finally, I open up about my wife’s journey to motherhood, from infertility and endometriosis to the emotional roller coaster of adoption and the moment we traveled to Mexico to bring home our three-day-old son. That season also gave us a surprising family naming connection and, a few months later, an unexpected pregnancy that changed everything again.

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