A Motherless Daughter Is Never Quite Whole Again
Unlike most people, I don't associate black as a color with the idea of death. When I think of death, I…
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Unlike most people, I don't associate black as a color with the idea of death. When I think of death, I…
Continue ReadingSitting at a McDonald’s table in Charleston, SC, I looked down at my ill-fitting shirt and shorts. Stress had taken…
Continue ReadingI had a dream about my mom last night. It’s rare when this happens but last night's dream was unlike…
Continue ReadingYou rarely hear about relationships built between people who've never met, much less with someone who has passed on. The…
Continue ReadingOn a special Sunday in May, many countries celebrate moms. I miss mine. Her legacy lingers long in the lives…
Continue ReadingYou think it’s going to be the big holidays that are hard. The first Thanksgiving without her. The first Christmas.…
Continue ReadingI’ve been in this motherless daughter club for over a decade now. Most of the time, that still seems strange…
Continue ReadingOh, the inevitable, as we age into our mid to late 30s and beyond. The natural series of life states…
Continue ReadingI was online, searching old Amazon orders for a part we’d bought for our 1998 Buick Regal. The car was…
Continue ReadingWhat’s the one thing I wish I did before my mom died? Take more photos. But no, I assumed I’d…
Continue ReadingFor so much of my life, I never understood why people used the phrase “passed on” when someone died. I…
Continue ReadingYou hear a lot about being mothered during your mothering season . . . Calling your mom throughout the day…
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