This is for the Mother's who have suffered the loss of a child.
This is for the Mother's who could not conceive.
This is for the Mother's who give and love to children not their own.
This is for the Mother's who gave their children up for a better life.
This is for the Mother's who's heart sting on Mother's Day, who find it a day of grief not joy.
This is for the children who's Mother's have passed away.
This is for the children who's Mother's left them.
This is for the children who live with trauma and grief from their parents.
This is for the children in blended family's who are alienated from their bio or step Mothers.
This is for the children who find it a day of grief and not joy.
While it is beautiful to celebrate the women around us that we love, this holiday can strike a painful chord for so many. Very few families are picture perfect, yet we feel pressured to have this ideal family and it often most celebrated on these parental holidays. There are so many reasons this holiday brings tears that don't spring from joy.
If you are feeling that sadness, that pressure, that grief, if you are feeling overlooked, abandoned, or alone. I hope you can be gentle with yourself today. Known that you shouldn't have to hide that hurt and that it's okay for it to be a day that isn't one of such rejoicing. If you can, celebrate yourself- celebrate a woman around you who has helped you through. There is much more to Motherhood than giving birth. Nurturing can come in so many ways and your story is valid because it is yours. Take time for your heart, don't let any pressure from anywhere sink in. Society's pressure to be perfect only stems from it's own ego.
To everyone: if you find yourself with nothing to do this Mother's Day and feel moved to really make this amazing: Go to a nursing home. Celebrate all those women because they are the Mother's of Legacy. Let them know they are not forgotten. You may find yourself sharing in joy you didn't think possible.
Blessings- Hannah