Mother's Day is Different for Everyone
Mother’s Day can be a day of joy for the moms who have their rhythm with children and dance in between roles, sadness for those longing to be mothers, heartbreak for those who have lost their children, soul crushing hurt for those who lost their mothers before their mother reached the stage of being an elder, confusion for those with strained relationships with their mothers, anxiety for the new mom who ponders, “they really just gave me a baby? And left?” and reflection for those who have transitioned from grief to joy on this holiday. I still look at my kid with wonder and amazement. I remember during my IVF journey, I wrote in my journal, “I can almost see my baby in my dreams, and they are so close, but I cannot have them so I just cry.” My partner/husband and I excitedly tried for children for 3 years. I took advice, smiled at baby showers while feeling sadness stab me and I just grieved. I reflected on my life, and I leaned into the terrifying reality that life is a chaotic messy...