By the time I left work on Thursday my head was hurting and I was in no mood to cook. So my husband and I headed over to our favorite pizza buffet; I just wanted to eat and go home in peace. We got in line, then I saw her Continue Reading …
When I was a little girl I had a short run with softball. Well, it was t-ball if we want to get technical and I didn’t have any idea why I was there. There’s a cute little story my foster family used to tell everyone about how I didn’t know Continue Reading …
I am broken. You are broken. We are broken. Some of us…some of us are shattered. Some are so shattered that every time we exhale all we can do is watch the dust of ourselves blow away. As much as we try and grasp at that dust, try to catch Continue Reading …
Good afternoon everyone. We’re back for our second Talk to us Tuesday post. If you’d like to learn more about what this weekly feature is, or to read people’s answers and the conversation from last week, check out last week’s post. Yesterday we posted a great article written by Jason Kimble Continue Reading …
Grieving is something that can be very hard on a couple. In many cases, grieving the loss of a child can tear a marriage apart. That being said, it is important for both parties to work together and realize that supporting each other and joining together in this difficult time Continue Reading …
When I found out I was pregnant, it was as if my entire life started to revolve around my son, Micah. I worried about him constantly (even before I knew he was a “him”). When I drove, I thought about Micah. When I sneezed, would it hurt Micah? Every time Continue Reading …
I am a mother, but I have no living children. I have two daughters that I grieve for and miss every day. I always will. Their loss is the greatest sorrow of my life. It’s challenging, at times, to live in a world that doesn’t want to recognize their lives. Continue Reading …
Happy Tuesday everyone! We’re starting a new weekly feature this week, called Talk to us Tuesday. We want to know what being a Still Mother is like for YOU. Each week we’ll ask you to share with us. Look for a new topic, every Tuesday! This week we’re asking you to Continue Reading …
I was 26 when I lost my only child. My precious daughter Hannah Sue. I quickly learned losing a baby can affect anyone regardless of age, race, social status, wealth, etc. I also quickly learned that people just assume that since I’m “young” I can just have another baby easily… Continue Reading …
Disney lied. Hollywood lied. For some of us, even our churches lied to us. Part of learning to live a childless life, for me, is wrestling with the idea that some fundamental truths I absorbed as a child were simply lies. There simply isn’t always a happily ever after or Continue Reading …
As Still Mothers, RaeAnne and I are painfully aware of how difficult life can be without our beloved children. We know that life feels incredibly empty a lot of the time, and that it is hard to find meaning when our motherhood – a very large part of the identities Continue Reading …
This Sunday will be my third Mother’s Day, yet I have not been able to fully celebrate a single one. My first Mother’s day was in 2013. I was just a few weeks along with our first child, but we had not told anyone yet. I was terrified that I Continue Reading …
Growing up, it was okay to be childless on Mother’s Day because the focus was on our own mothers. However, once you’ve been pregnant and had a child, Mother’s Day takes on a whole new meaning. What is Mother’s Day like for those of us unfortunate women who have become Continue Reading …
This is my third Mother’s Day without my baby. I spent the first 2 trying to convince myself that despite being one of the most difficult days of the year for me, Mother’s Day is something I’m now not only entitled to celebrate like everyone else, but a part of me Continue Reading …
Growing up as a guy always has its challenges when it comes to celebrating days that revolve around a female. When you’re little your parents handle all those things. I had 2 sisters so whenever they had a birthday or something I never really “got them” anything (mostly because I Continue Reading …
This is my second Mother’s Day with no living children. I’m still learning and adjusting to this unwelcomed reality. But if there’s one thing about Mother’s Day I want you to know, it’s don’t be afraid to truly recognize yourself as a mother and enjoy this day as much as Continue Reading …
Mother’s Day. Just those two words are enough to make me feel like I have been kicked in the gut. All the sappy commercials reminding me of all the special parent-child moments that I will never have. All the vomit-inducing over-the-top cards that are shoved in your face and made Continue Reading …
For couples who have lost a child, holidays can be very difficult. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day can be particular difficult times. It is hard to figure out how to navigate this particular day as nothing is as it was supposed to be. For me as a man, one of Continue Reading …
Ah, Mother’s Day. Hands down my least favorite holiday of the year. Mother’s Day has been an emotional challenge for me for years. Twelve years to be exact; every year since my first daughter was born still. I’ve handled it, and my grief around it, in various ways over the years. Continue Reading …
I have a love hate relationship with Mother’s Day. On one hand, I think it’s a beautiful time to honour my mother, my grandmothers, all of the mothers in my life, and all of the women who are mother figures. But when my son, Finley, died, the meaning of Mother’s Continue Reading …
Well, it’s here: Mothers Day. Honestly, I believe it’s one of the hardest days for a loss mama to bear. It just hurts. Deeply. Everything about it is wrong. On one hand, we are mothers and deserve to have our motherhood honored just as much – actually, I’m just going Continue Reading …
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