https://www.yahoo.com/gma/dear-fellow-motherless-daughters-heres-095400614.html The other day, someone who'd just met me asked what I'd be doing with my mother this Sunday. It was such a jolting question to come from someone who didn't even know my name, but I saw her apology, and her inability to understand that not everyone has a living parent to celebrate with, … Continue reading Dear fellow motherless daughters: Here’s how I’ve learned to cope on Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day
Suffering Silently
Borotʹba i strazhdannya bez tebe, mamo. My sumuyemo za toboyu. My lyubymo tebe. Dyakuyu za blahoslovennya, yaki vy nam nadislaly.
Personal Public Service Announcement: Mother’s Day
Late-March into May is a difficult time for me. It's when my e-mail accounts (personal and professional) slowly become flooded with Mother's Day prompts. Last year, I deleted roughly sixty companies from my regular list because it was obnoxious and triggering. I wish I'd deleted more. This year, I almost certainly will do my best … Continue reading Personal Public Service Announcement: Mother’s Day
The Countdown
Every year, usually around mid-April, is the countdown reminder from every company I've ever done business with, or might do business with in the future, that Mother's Day is fast approaching. Last year, it angered me to the point where I unsubscribed from about 20-30 different mailing lists. I just couldn't take it any more. … Continue reading The Countdown
A Letter To My Mom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0Ivv6UzjXY&feature=youtu.be I lost my Mom eight years ago, a week after Mother's Day. I spent years dealing with people's attitudes towards the fact that I was there for my Mom through degenerative disc disease and all that came with it health-wise. People thought I should have put myself first, but I know in my heart … Continue reading A Letter To My Mom
Happy Mother’s Day
I was incredibly blessed with a mother who was my best friend. I think I required less parenting because I was "born ancient". Every year without her is incredibly painful to me. No one could ever fill the role she played in my life, fostering my talents with honesty and care. It is because of … Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day
