05/08/2023
Mother.
Mater.
Madre.
Maman.
Ina.
Ima.
Maji.
Mam.
Mana.
Mor.
Ammee.
Muter.
Makuahine.
Mamma.
In every language, the word mother is beautiful. At its best, it represents a relationship of warmth, safety, and truly unconditional love and devotion. Sometimes, the beauty of motherhood is marked by the tragedy of death. And when this happens, when our hearts are broken, marred by the kind of terrifying loss that brings us to our knees, the truth of motherhood can feel overshadowed by anguish.
Back behind that shadow is the truth of mothers. That is, that motherhood is holy. That death can take away the body but it has no power over love and devotion. That our connection to them, the one that transcends time and space, is untouchable.
You are a mother. You are a beautiful mother, in every language, in every country, in every village, in every family. This day is as much yours as any mother, or perhaps more so.
May we see each other, we beautiful mothers with aching hearts and longing bones. May we see each other's children, each other's grief, each other's love.
Because that’s what mothers do. They love fiercely and ceaselessly. And Mother’s Day belongs to you.
Tender Mother’s Day love to each of you as you miss them dearly.
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And, friends and family, please remember to honor mothers who have lost their beloved child/children.
Please remember to honor the beloved mothers who have died and are now mourned by their children.
Few separations are as painful as the separation between parent and child.
Please.
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