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For the Mommies
An email was sent to me last year by the aunt of a precious baby girl who died of SIDS in April 2009. She was asking for advice on what to say to the baby's parents. It was Mother's Day weekend, and the aunt told me, "I feel an extra layer of sadness that (the baby's mommy) will be suffering this weekend- her first Mother's Day....I want to acknowledge that she is a wonderful Mom.....but I don't know if it would be better to let the holiday go by 'un-announced.'"
Especially for those of you who have suffered the death of your first and only child, you might feel so empty and sad on Mother's Day. You may question whether you still qualify for recognition on this day. But no more does the absence of your child here on earth mean you're not a mother than does the absence of one's parent mean he/she is no longer that parent's son or daughter.
For the Mommies
An email was sent to me last year by the aunt of a precious baby girl who died of SIDS in April 2009. She was asking for advice on what to say to the baby’s parents. It was Mother’s Day weekend, and the aunt told me, “I feel an extra layer of sadness that (the baby’s mommy) will be suffering this weekend- her first Mother’s Day....I want to acknowledge that she is a wonderful Mom.....but I don’t know if it would be better to let the holiday go by ‘un-announced.’“
Especially for those of you who have suffered the death of your first and only child, you might feel so empty and sad on Mother’s Day. You may question whether you still qualify for recognition on this day. But no more does the absence of your child here on earth mean you’re not a mother than does the absence of one’s parent mean he/she is no longer that parent’s son or daughter.
For the Mommies
An email was sent to me last year by the aunt of a precious baby girl who died of SIDS in April 2009. She was asking for advice on what to say to the baby’s parents. It was Mother’s Day weekend, and the aunt told me, “I feel an extra layer of sadness that (the baby’s mommy) will be suffering this weekend- her first Mother’s Day....I want to acknowledge that she is a wonderful Mom.....but I don’t know if it would be better to let the holiday go by ‘un-announced.’“
Especially for those of you who have suffered the death of your first and only child, you might feel so empty and sad on Mother’s Day. You may question whether you still qualify for recognition on this day. But no more does the absence of your child here on earth mean you’re not a mother than does the absence of one’s parent mean he/she is no longer that parent’s son or daughter.
