My Mom passed away in April, a few weeks ago.

[CousinIT]

Today is a TERRIBLE day for me. I miss her SO much. 💔 I can tell you she would HATE the shit going on with Roe v Wade right now. My Mom was a Democrat and believed in women's bodily autonomy & human rights.

TREASURE your Moms today + *every* day. CALL HER. VISIT her if at all possible. You'll be glad you did. They don't live forever.

[dixiechiken1]

1. ...

[bigtree]

2. hey

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[Croney]

3. This is my first Mother's Day without my mom, too,

and I'm 77 years old. She died at 98 in October. It seems so strange, not being able to call her and hear her voice.

[CousinIT]

4. ...

It's so strange. When she passed, everything looked different. My house, neighborhood - nothing looked the same. Nothing changed except it's now a world without my Mom in it. Very strange. I'll never like it.

My Mom would say: "I've lived a good long life." She was 94. I used to call her almost daily and we made a big fuss over her on Mother's Day, her birthday, and at Christmas (she loved Christmas). I miss her every day now but days like today, it's ESPECIALLY bad.

I keep seeing things I know she'd love that I'd send to her if she were here.



This sucks.

[malaise]

5. Deepest sympathy

It must be painful.
Last week a close friend buried her daughter who died three days before her mom’s birthday. Her daughter who was a Dem activist in Atlanta died in a car crash.
Yesterday another friend’s daughter died - she was suffering from cervical cancer - and survived way longer than we expected.

My mom died in 1994 - unlike me, she was deeply Catholic so I’m sending you what she’d send you on this Mothers’ Day of grief for those who lost loved ones.

[Nevilledog]

6. ...

[DFW]

7. I lost mine 20 years ago this year

It seems like last year.

[cilla4progress]

8. Holding you in my heart, cuz!

Blessings on you and your mom.

[Bayard]

9. I'm so sorry....

I miss my Mom too. She was also a life-long Dem. She loved Hillary Clinton, and had wanted her to run for president. She never got to see that happen.

[BComplex]

10. My deepest sympathy for all those facing Mother's Day without their moms.

Love for mom lives on, long after they're gone.

[Pas-de-Calais]

11. My mother passed in 1995

You will eventually feel better

Yet memories will fill in your thoughts in the future

Condolences

[FakeNoose]

12. May she rest in peace

And may you find solace in the memories of your Mom from happier times.

[milestogo]

13. I understand.

I lost my mom in May 2018.

[panader0]

14. My mom has been gone for 30 years. She was born in 1908.

She also was a staunch Democrat and a true Liberal. I miss her very much (and Dad too).
Yay Moms!

[Traildogbob]

15. My daughter is 32

We lost her mom to cancer when she was 10. This day hurts my heart every year. I have given her 100 percent of all my love and time, but a dad just can’t fill that void. Hug your moms today. Hug them hard and long. Even after 22 years the lose still hurts. I wish so much her mom was here to see the amazing young nurse she has become. Exactly like her mom. Wish all you mothers the very best of health and love you deserve. Nothing is like the love of a mother.

[h2ebits]

16. Hugs to you. I lost my mother Feb. 11, 2001. . . .

dreamed about her a couple of weeks ago and woke up thinking to call her and talk. Then I remembered I couldn't call her.

My heart goes out to you.

[calimary]

17. Sending love to you all.

[hibbing]

18. This will be my second year without

My mother was my rock even when she was at an advanced age. Feeling rather melancholy today, but so thankful she was my mom.

Peace

[Demsrule86]

19. My Mom has been gone almost 20 years...and I still miss her terribly.

[housecat]

20. She will always be with you. My Mom went to sleep in 2016 and didn't wake up. She is still with me,

but not the one who died at 95 with bones all crumbled from osteoporosis, but a young healthy Mom, the one I could count on for everything. I still ask her questions, tell her how we are, and I smile when a clear image is in my mind. Yes, grieve, but be assured she is not gone.

[TheBlackAdder]

21. I'm sorry. The first few years will be the roughest.

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If you are a single child, it will probably be so for a long time.

Stay strong, but it's OK to cry.


As I type this I'm starting to tear up as repressed emotions are unearthed.
(Father YOD 1987, Mother YOD 2005)

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[multigraincracker]

22. Lost mom 19 years ago at age 92.

She was a strong supporter of Womens Rights all of her life. I think of her almost every day. I feel your pain.

[gademocrat7]

23. Condolences on the loss of your beloved mother.

[TNNurse]

24. I lost my mother 31 years ago, but it was in April just before Mother's Day.

I understand. You will miss her always, but she is always with you as well.

[LoisB]

25. I am so sorry.

[MyMission]

26. Mother's day is bittersweet for me also

And this year, perhaps a bit more because the dates line up.

My mom and I celebrated mother's day on Sunday, May 8th, 2016.
She died in her sleep 3 days later, on May 11th.

So this is my 6th mother's day without her. I miss her, cherish her memory, and am grateful I was able to spend the last 13 years of her life living nearby and being there for her.

I'm so sorry for your loss. May your memories sustain you and bring you both joy and peace.

[Boomerproud]

30. I lost my mom on May 1,2016. Feel very alone today.

[MyMission]

31. I can't believe it's been 6 years

I've been here on DU a bit more than usual today, also feeling alone.
I treated myself to a takeout lunch from a place I haven't been to in ages, but remember eating there with my mom sometimes.

I did touch base by text with a few friends who are with their kids.
I don't have children, but do have fur babies. Weather was cloudy and cool, but we spent some time outside in my yard. Wore a new pair of earrings I bought myself last weekend, from an artist my mom and I enjoyed and have bought her jewelry before, made me feel closer to her.

[MissMillie]

27. I am so very sorry for your loss. :hug:

I know exactly how you feel. This is the 2nd Mother's Day I observe without my Mom. It still hurts.

Her birthday, my birthday, the holiday season... stark reminders of her absence.

I imagine that it gets better, but this year I'm not feeling like it's all that much better.

As my mom's Alzheimer's Disease progressed, she was always asking for her mother (who had passed in 1979).

My mom didn't remember getting married, or having 6 kids, or what she had for breakfast, but she remembered her mother.

I guess we always remember our mothers.

[ProfessorGAC]

28. Take Care

For several years, February was rough for my wife.
Her mom died in that month, and that was also her birthday. So, each February reminded my wife on 2 days, 2 weeks apart.
I'm sure she feels your pain.

[llmart]

29. All of us who have lost mothers understand how difficult this day can be.

My mother died 55 years ago next week. I still remember the Mothers Day bakery cake and hyacinth plant my father bought her that last Mothers Day. Every single year on Mothers Day I still remember how difficult it was for me to walk by the Mothers Day cards and not start crying. I was 17 when she died of breast cancer, at home in the bedroom next to mine where I was the last person to attend to her when she cried out for her pain medication. I was getting ready to graduate from high school a week later and had tried on my white cap and gown and went into her bedroom to show her when I came home from school. She said, "You look like an angel." I have carried the pain with me my entire life. Her death was the most defining moment in my entire life outside of when I had my children.

I think of my mother every single day and always have. You will too I suspect. That alone is a wonderful tribute to her.

[Novara]

32. Yes. This is a hard day.

I moved across the country to care for my Mom when she developed Alzheimer's. I was with her as she passed. At the time I would have preferred not to move, but I actually do not regret it for a minute. I am so glad I was here for her as she navigated losing the best of herself and I was with her when she died. She passed four years ago.

This is not an easy day.

Hugs for all of you who have lost your Moms.

[Meowmee]

33. Sorry for your loss 😿

My mother died over 30 years ago and I don’t celebrate md, however my father started giving me md cards because I have been a meowmee for many years now. He was murdered by covid and other factors so no cards this year.


I remember for the last md she was alive, I gave her diamond earrings which were later stolen. But she got to wear them for a while at least. I am sure she would have been horrified by all of this too.

[live love laugh]

34. I'm so sorry for your loss.

[CousinIT]

35. I read this entire thread yesterday

And again this morning. THANK YOU everyone for helping me through a really hard day. Your thoughts, stories and memories of your own Moms gave me strength.