Mother's Day
Coping With Mother’s Day Part 2
Coping With Loss on Mother's Day Plant a tree in her honor Ask God to Help You Through Spend the Day With Family Now I think that the family idea is great, but only if they are sensitive to your feelings. I believe that many times, even the nicest people can make you feel worse by saying ignorant things or saying nothing at all. Be sure to do an emotional check before following this advice. Reach Out and Volunteer A friend of mine volunteered on the holidays after she divorced at a soup kitchen serving food. It kept her busy and her mind off of how the holidays, "used to be". And although it worked for her on the actual day, it wasn't as life changing as she expected it to… [more]
When Mother’s Day Hurts
Coping With Loss on Mother's Day submitted by Beliefnet Readers.
It's no secret that Mother's Day can be the worst for want to be mommies. Although a lot of the hints from the above article were meant for other losses besides infertility, I believe that some can help out in a lot of different situations. The link above will take you to the complete list. Here are some that I felt were appropriate for this blog:
Create an Online Memorial
Jane Cassidy, Cerrillos, N.M.: "Grief seems to have a life of its own." Jane's daughter died in her early 20s. To help survive the loss, Jane created www.happybirthdayrenee.com, which I spent the morning looking through. It is a very… [more]
Mothering Day
During my infertile years, which may not be over, I was lucky enough to have a mother, sister and husband who realized that although a was not a Mother, with a capital M, I was a motherer, as a verb, not a noun. This quality was honored by them on Mother's Day, not the title Mother. Each one had seen me in the act of mothering. My sister witnessed me mothering my nephews and niece, my mother noticed the mothering of her grandchildren and my husband recognized that I mothered him, our household, our cats and some of our friends. Since I am in a healing profession, I've also mothered my clients and coworkers. I got cards from my nephews and niece, my mother and my husband… [more]
