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Heather Hausenblas, PhD's avatar

Thank you for writing this. The forgotten ones!

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Susan's avatar

I’m in this season as well and this describes it perfectly 🩷

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Tanya's avatar

Lissa, thank you soo much for this. I’m not a mother but I cried for my mother as I read your poem. The holy ache of being a mother/human. 🙏🏽🤍

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Lissa Rankin, MD's avatar

The holy ache about sums it up. Thank you for the word hug.

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Wendy Martin's avatar

😥beautiful and so true, painful but what mother’s love can do.

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Pauline's avatar

most beautiful poem !

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