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 …
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 …
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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