05/10/2026
đź’” Not everyone is celebrating today.
Some of you are missing a phone call that will never come. Some of you have empty arms or an empty chair. Some of you have a mother who is still here — and it's still one of the hardest days of the year.
Mother wounds go both ways. You can be a wounded mother and be carrying a mother-wound inside your heart at the same time. No one knows by looking at you which one it is.
And that's the thing about today. The world doesn't always make room for the complicated, the painful, or the quiet grief that doesn't fit inside a greeting card.
So if today feels heavy, let it be heavy. It's okay to be angry. It's okay to be sad. It's okay to grieve what's been lost or what you never had.
You are not alone in this. Wherever your heart is today — I see you. 🫂
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