Daughters and Mothers
May 9, 2010
My friend Laura lost her sweet mother Rosemary nearly two years ago. On a walk together recently, Laura confided that although she thought maybe the pain would subside, it hasn’t gotten easier. I believe her. Rosemary was a lot like my mom…. Young and stylish for her age, gregarious, loving life with her husband, completely head over heels in love with her grandchildren. So when Laura’s son Pierson went off to kindergarten and when daughter Jessica says a new word, Laura longs for Rosemary to be ther for the joy, the milestones.
I’m convinced that Mother’s Day must be the most emotional holiday on the planet and there are no days so powerful as the first Mother’s Day as a new mom or the first Mother’s Day without Mom. As for me, I’ve experienced only the magic of the first. And yes, I dread the second. Perhaps Libby Copland — in her loving tribute to her new daughter — has gotten me thinking as she says “Isn’t it strange how time compresses, how you can be nostalgic for a thing even as you’re in the midst of it?”
In the morning, I will head to California with my mother and my five year old daughter…it’s a work trip for me ultimately, but we’ll squeeze in some sun, sand and priceless together time… simply because we can.
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