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Bereavement

mopinko

(72,548 posts)

7. 20 yrs w/o my mom. this year is the worst.

Reply to MissMillie (Original post)

Sun May 9, 2021, 08:58 AM

May 2021

thinking about the years i didnt call til tuesday or wed.
i was not a very good daughter when i was in the thick of being a mother. i know she understood, tho she worshipped her mom. and her dad.

on the outs w my kids. i'm sure it isnt permanent. it's just a thing we do in my family.
but being on the other end of things. ow.

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My first Mother's Day w/o my Mom [View all] MissMillie May 2021 OP

It never goes away. 20 years for me. secondwind May 2021 #1

Cleaning up this morning, I ran into mom's wallet. lark May 2021 #13

Mine too. 2naSalit May 2021 #2

Sounds like me. My mom was a little bit difficult. Polly Hennessey May 2021 #14

This is my 23rd without mine. Her last conscious words were "Say a prayer and go on". And, yes, Atticus May 2021 #3

Sixteen for me Rorey May 2021 #4

I know this feeling... NurseJackie May 2021 #5

You're thinking of her, she's still there. marble falls May 2021 #6

20 yrs w/o my mom. this year is the worst. mopinko May 2021 #7

I will never forget being in babylonsister May 2021 #8

Third one for me. She passed a couple weeks before Mother's Day. CaptainTruth May 2021 #9

Sorry! I think this year there are a lot of people without their mom's for the 1st time LymphocyteLover May 2021 #10

Mine too. Hugs to you AllyCat May 2021 #11

Lost my Mom 44 years ago, not a day goes by I don't think of her. Fla Dem May 2021 #12

I still miss my Mom even though she's been gone many years. Lonestarblue May 2021 #15

I'll be thinking about my mom all day as well, and it's been Ilsa May 2021 #16