Mother's Day
Mother's Day
Mother's Day still sucks after ten years.
Re: Mother's Day
Lisa G,
Yes, when those of us who are mothers whose sons or daughters died by suicide see other mothers happily with their children, it's a reminder that we can't be physically present with our children any more.
But I believe that we can still celebrate being their mothers, because our mother-child connection did not end the day they died. It just changed form. (It took a while for me to reach this point, though. The first few Mothers Days after Arlyn died were horrible.)
Yes, when those of us who are mothers whose sons or daughters died by suicide see other mothers happily with their children, it's a reminder that we can't be physically present with our children any more.
But I believe that we can still celebrate being their mothers, because our mother-child connection did not end the day they died. It just changed form. (It took a while for me to reach this point, though. The first few Mothers Days after Arlyn died were horrible.)