Part 2: Learning to Hold Both Grief and Gratitude. "Healing isn’t erasure. It’s not pretending the loss didn’t happen. It’s learning to carry it differently, and letting Love write a new story."
It’s so rare to read a mother’s abandonment story. Thank you for sharing of yourself. I also had a teen mom, divorce and a remarriage that took her away from me emotionally. My grandmother raised me in many ways. But, it was the final abandonment the year my twin daughters were born that brings on the ache. She moved 700 miles away that year — 19 years ago. Still alive but you can’t have a relationship with an emotionally detached human living that far. Anyway, thanks for making space for me to share my tiny story. It’s a hole hard to fill.
It’s so rare to read a mother’s abandonment story. Thank you for sharing of yourself. I also had a teen mom, divorce and a remarriage that took her away from me emotionally. My grandmother raised me in many ways. But, it was the final abandonment the year my twin daughters were born that brings on the ache. She moved 700 miles away that year — 19 years ago. Still alive but you can’t have a relationship with an emotionally detached human living that far. Anyway, thanks for making space for me to share my tiny story. It’s a hole hard to fill.
Hello Mary
I love the weaving of honesty, repair, and acceptance.
Beautiful writing.
Thank you, Prajna. Thank you for reading and taking the time to respond. You words felt nourishing to receive.