I Miss My Mom So Much
Things are scary right now. Everyone around me is living in fear, chaos, and uncertainty. Jobs aren’t secure. Health isn’t guaranteed. We all…
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Today My Grief Looked Like Rage
Today, my grief got the best of me. The hurt came through as anger. The pain showed up as rage. After my mother died, I became the kind of adult in…
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Cutting the Cord With My Narcissistic Mother
I was on the examination table at my gynecologist’s clinic when he asked me a question that was about to change my life, “Do you often get…
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Embrace the Grief, Then Give It Back to God
This day. March 21st. One of the worst days of my year. Leading up to this day, my mind starts to drift away back in time . . . my heart starts to…
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I Wish I Had a Mother Who Cared
It hits me at the strangest times. This morning, one of my daughter’s teachers held the door for her and put her arm around her as she walked into…
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I’m Worried My Mom Won’t Have a Funeral
These are uncertain times. And I don’t just mean because of the pandemic. My mom is currently dying from Alzheimer’s disease. She was diagnosed…
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Right Now is When I Need My Mom the Most
I cannot help but fall victim to envy when I see my friends blossoming in their relationships with their moms. Especially in recent years. The older…
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I Miss My Mom Every Single Day
This photo is hard for me to share. It was taken eight years ago on my mom’s birthday. She was sleeping peacefully, and I was just snuggled up next…
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Dear Mom, This is the Day I Miss You Most
I miss you, mom. Every day. I miss calling you when a silly question pops into my head—one only you can answer. I miss sending you funny videos of…
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We Never Outgrow Needing Our Moms
Every day my brothers and I stepped off the school bus, we’d run into the house where Mom greeted us at the door. In the cabinet under the oven…
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