Posts Tagged ‘Mother’s Day’
The Mourning After, Part I: Grief after Mother’s Day
If you’ve read any of my previous writing, you will know I have a great reverence for the unconscious. It shows up again today, having accidentally chosen May 9, 2016, as my publication date – the day after Mother’s Day. This may seem on the surface to have all the depth of a Hallmark card,…
Mother’s Day for the rest of us: honoring our own stories
One of the worst things I had to do after my mother died was erase her number from my cell phone contacts list. I removed her number like you would a band-aid that has settled on your skin – quickly and almost without looking – to reduce the pain. At twenty-five, I had a new…