MOTHER'S DAY (Re-Post)

On Mother's Day, I (RHOnda) remember the "Other Mothers" 

for whom the Day is--perhaps--a dreaded one...

The woman who always wanted children, but never had any... The woman who suffered miscarriage(s)... The woman who had a stillborn child... The woman whose child died before maturity... The woman with a "challenged child" who finds her road difficult... The woman whose baby was given away... The woman who adopted a baby and who doesn't quite feel "complete"... The woman who had an abortion and who now wishes she had not... The woman who is/was abused by her mother... The woman who never wanted children and hears, "Why not? Are you selfish?" The woman whose partner doesn't want children--in respecting him, she sacrifices her yearning... The woman whose mother died this year... The woman whose mother died in the past... The woman who is unpartnered--not by choice--and who doesn't want/chose to be a single mother... The woman of lesbian or bisexual orientation who does not feel accepted as a mother... The woman who is estranged from her child/from her mother...

(Disregarding politics and religious ideologies), we woman have a unique opportunity to love, accept, help and nurture each other... Have I forgotten anyone?

To these women, I lift up my prayer. That this Day has something redeemable to offer. That new, nurturing rituals are created. That this Day is finished tomorrow... 

Love and soft hugs,
RHOnda