Motherhood
I ’ve been thinking a lot about motherhood. This is not surprising, given that yesterday was Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day, like most holidays, is meant to be a celebration, a chance for us to shower our mothers with love and spend precious time with our children. But what about all those who can’t be with their mothers or children on Mother’s Day? The last few years especially, those people have been on my mind the most. A couple years ago, one of my best friends tragically lost her mom on Mother’s Day weekend. It was the eve of a family wedding for me, so my mom was in town visiting from Florida. She was asleep down the hall when I got a text from my friend telling me the news. I remember waking my mom up that night and holding her tighter than I can ever remember, sobbing into her chest. I cried for my friend who had lost her mom. For her dad who had lost his partner. For her daughter who had lost a grandmother. I c...