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Here’s To the Mothers Who Love This Motherless Daughter

Grief, Motherhood
May 5, 2021
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By Andrea Hope

Here’s To the Mothers Who Love This Motherless Daughter

Not having a mother on Mother’s Day sucks. My mother passed away when I was young, long before I became…

Motherhood
May 1, 2021
6K Views
4 Minute Read

By Liz Spenner

Leave the Mess

"Just leave it all, sweetie. Leave the mess. I love having the mess around me, because it means you all…

Cancer, Grief, Loss
April 23, 2021
6K Views
3 Minute Read

By Dana Treadwell

My Mother’s Love Will Never Die

The night my mother passed away, my sister and I, along with our families sat by her side. We held…

I Cherish These Handwritten Letters Filled With Love

Grief, Loss
April 4, 2021
14.0K Views
5 Minute Read

By Janelle Sims

I Cherish These Handwritten Letters Filled With Love

I am sentimental. When it comes to heirlooms, I’d rather have the rusty soup pot my grandma made a thousand…

I Still Celebrate My Mom’s Birthday Even Though She’s in Heaven Now

Grief, Grown Children
April 2, 2021
12.3K Views
4 Minute Read

By Sue Volikas

I Still Celebrate My Mom’s Birthday Even Though She’s in Heaven Now

My mom would be turning 75 in a few weeks if it weren’t for the glioblastoma brain tumor. We lost…

How Am I Supposed To Write My Mother’s Obituary?

Grief, Grown Children
March 30, 2021
5K Views
3 Minute Read

By Nickey J Dunn

How Am I Supposed To Write My Mother’s Obituary?

The stage was set. Cleared off desk. Plenty of battery life on my laptop. Hot-ish mug of coffee. Surprisingly and…

Turning Into My Mother Isn’t So Bad After All

Grown Children, Motherhood
March 18, 2021
2.8K Views
4 Minute Read

By Melissa Neeb

Turning Into My Mother Isn’t So Bad After All

We were always cleaning. As a child, I felt like the rag in my hand was surgically attached. We helped…

Grief, Loss
February 5, 2021
5K Views
3 Minute Read

By Vicki Bahr

My Mom Still Loves Me From Heaven

I found myself reaching for the fancy plate yesterday morning. It’s a hand-painted earthenware plate I fell in love with…

A How-To Guide To Life For the Motherless Daughter

Grief, Loss
February 1, 2021
9.7K Views
4 Minute Read

By Megan Hanlon

A How-To Guide To Life For the Motherless Daughter

I don't have appropriate words to describe my mother. It wasn't that she was determined because that implies an overall…

Thanks For Sending Me Signs From Heaven, Mom

Grief, Loss
December 22, 2020
22.4K Views
3 Minute Read

By Kristie Reitz

Thanks For Sending Me Signs From Heaven, Mom

"Mom, where are you?" I find myself saying this over and over. It's not like I don't know where she…

I Didn’t Understand the Pain of Child Loss Until I Became a Mother Myself

Loss, Motherhood
November 12, 2020
4K Views
5 Minute Read

By Anna Nadeina

I Didn’t Understand the Pain of Child Loss Until I Became a Mother Myself

I’m 28 and I tend to say that I am the only child. Not because it’s true, but because saying…

Grief, Grown Children, Loss
November 7, 2020
3.8K Views
2 Minute Read

By Margaret Armanious

My Mother Loved Us So Well

“Hi, Mom, anybody home?” I knocked on the door and walked in at the same time. “You didn’t tell me…

my mother

Here’s To the Mothers Who Love This Motherless Daughter

Leave the Mess

My Mother’s Love Will Never Die

I Cherish These Handwritten Letters Filled With Love

I Still Celebrate My Mom’s Birthday Even Though She’s in Heaven Now

How Am I Supposed To Write My Mother’s Obituary?

Turning Into My Mother Isn’t So Bad After All

My Mom Still Loves Me From Heaven

A How-To Guide To Life For the Motherless Daughter

Thanks For Sending Me Signs From Heaven, Mom

I Didn’t Understand the Pain of Child Loss Until I Became a Mother Myself

My Mother Loved Us So Well

Get It Now

So God Made a Mother