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THE ETERNAL BOND: Daughters Honor Their Mothers on the Other Side
BY JANET LYNN ROSEMAN, PH. D.
Death is the eternal mystery, a mystery that fills our souls with both awe and terror. The consequences of the death of one’ s mother is not like any other ordeal in life. Daughters are often faced with resurrecting a new life without a road map, catapulted upon the ruins that remain while enduring indescribable emotional pain.
Based on my experience of my mother’ s death, and the shared narratives with other daughters I have spoken with, this journey is both courageous and terrifying.
You will regain your balance, but you will not be the same person. I have never surrendered my love for my mother or my yearning for her, and you do not have to either.
It is a myth that during grief, you need to“ let go” of her. There is great solace that can be gained by bringing your mother into your life. After an extensive, painful process of rediscovering who I could and would be without her physically present, I was able to create a life that includes her because her spirit is always with me.
After my mother passed away, I was brokenhearted. Soon after, I had a conversation with a daughter whose mother had passed away years earlier.
At the time, I did not believe a word she said, but I now realize that what she told me was true.
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