Mother's Day
Grief is never easy, but there are some days where the pain of grief seems to intensify. For me Mother’s Day is such a day. On the wall by my bed there is a framed handprint that is made into a flower. There is a short typed poem about growing hands and children. My 4 year old, son Noah proudly presented me with this gift May of 1999. Sadly I would not see Noah’s hand grow any bigger a month later Noah tragically died following medical error. At the time Noah was our only child and mother’s day became an additional source of pain, not the celebration it was designed to be. I did, in time, learn to celebrate motherhood…my own and others.
My own mother died unexpectedly eight years later, again about a month before Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day once again brought a flood of confusing emotions. How do I celebrate with two such vital people missing from my life?
This newsletter is dedicated to all those who are hurting this Mother’s Day. In this newsletter we will offer articles providing a surprising history of Mother’s Day, ideas for preparing for the week, special thoughts from those who have been there and how to help those who are grieving. We also have some inspirational poems that we hope will speak to your heart and bring just a moment of understanding and hope.
Table of Contents:
- The History of Mothers Day It is not just a Hallmark made up holiday
- Mother's Day Prep: The 3 Key Ingredients to Getting Through This Week
- Mother to Mother
- How to help a friend who is grieving.
- My Mother's Day
- Mother's Day Community Artwork
01. The History of Mothers Day It is not just a Hallmark made up holiday
There is no missing that Mother’s Day is approaching the stores are filled with gift ideas, commercials are promoting flower sales, even the restaurants advertise special Mother’s Day brunch. It is an American holiday widely celebrated. Sadly, for some Mother’s Day is being anticipated with dread. For mothers who have lost a child the day is always missing someone. For those who have lost a mother it is similarly empty. It is easy to begin to resent a day that seems to be set apart from others for no other reason but to fill the coffers of stores and restaurants.
02. Mother's Day Prep: The 3 Key Ingredients to Getting Through This Week
This whole mother's day thing can be a real drag when you don't have a mother. Advertisements on the radio and television... emails piling up in your mailbox... plans being created all around you. When you don't have a mother to celebrate, it's quite possible to feel like the loneliest person on the planet this week, especially, on Mother's Day.
03. Mother to Mother
Hello all! My name is Victoria. I am an author and a mother who has lost her son. I hope to reach more people like me and help you through your darkest hours of despair. I know there are so many questions you have about this. I do not have the answers. I know I am only six (close to seven) years in but what a journey it has been for me and my family. The days have gotten better but some moments I am still back in that hospital room once again and the pain is just as painful as the day he passed away from this life. (October 30, 2005) I begin to wonder if I would ever smile again. I wondered if life had handed me my way out of it. I wondered so many things but the major question in my heart was when does the pain go away?? Well there are not any right answers for these questions we all differ. However, you will never get over it. You will never be the person you were before this happened but to grow from the pain of your child's death for whatever the cause was is to talk about it.
04. How to help a friend who is grieving.
I am not one to reach out to people for help, ever. I am the person people come to when they need help. I’ve always been the go – to person. Suddenly, I found myself at the other end and I could not ask for help.
05. My Mother's Day
On Mother's Day I miss my son.
Yet I look up into the sky and feel him smiling down on me.
On Mother's Day other mothers are accepting handmade gifts from their children
When I bask in the glow of my son's bravery.
On Mother's Day some mothers are having breakfast in bed.
I wake up next to my husband who thinks I am the best mommy ever!
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