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Are You A Grieving Daughter?
An Invitation to Reclaim Your Hope
May 13, 2012, was the first Mother’s Day after my mother’s death. I vividly remember the pain and disbelief of that day. ⠀
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Dropped into a deep dark black hole, I was angry, sad, and lonely, and it felt like there was no one to empathize with how I felt. ⠀
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As the years went by, I did not feel much better. No matter how much I braced myself for Mother’s Day season, I still found myself in that same deep dark hole year after year. ⠀
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In 2015, a friend asked me to write about my experience. Initially, I felt disrespected — how dare she ask me to share this pain publicly? The request felt tone-deaf and insensitive. I barely understood the concept of “blogging” at that time. But, the people pleaser in me could not say no, so I reluctantly agreed. ⠀
That Blog post became the most popular post on my friend’s site that year. The feedback I received opened my eyes to the reality that I was not alone…
