What If I'm Actually Okay on Mother's Day | Road to Mother's Day: 4 Days Left
There is an unspoken rule that if you lost your mom, Mother's Day is supposed to hurt. And if it doesn't, something must be wrong with you.In this diary entry, Gabri talks about the guilt of having a ...
6 Touko 4min
Being a Mom Was Her Favorite Thing to Be | Road to Mother's Day: 11 Days Left
In this diary entry, Gabri calls her dad to ask how her mom actually felt about Mother's Day. What he describes is someone who didn't care about the gifts or the plans. She just loved being together. ...
29 Huhti 4min
I Didn't Post Last Mother's Day Because I Didn't Want to Be a Downer | Road to Mother's Day: 12 Days Left
Last year, Gabri opened Instagram, picked a photo of her mom, started typing, and then just sat there staring at her phone. Worried people were thinking, "Okay, we get it, your mom is dead."In this di...
28 Huhti 4min
The Morning Is the Worst Part | Road to Mother's Day: 13 Days Left
You wake up and for a few seconds it's just a normal Sunday. And then you remember it isn't.In this diary entry, Gabri talks about the specific cruelty of Mother's Day mornings. You open Instagram bef...
27 Huhti 5min
The Grief and Jealousy Nobody Admits to on Mother's Day | Road to Mother's Day: 15 Days Left
You're happy for them. You genuinely are. And at the same time, you wish your reality looked like theirs. It's a weird feeling to sit with, and most people never say it out loud because it feels wrong...
26 Huhti 4min
I Don't Miss the Gifts. I Miss How Normal It Used to Feel.| Road to Mother's Day: 16 Days Left
In this diary entry, Gabri talks about the part nobody mentions: it's not the gifts or the brunches she misses. It's the ease of being able to call her without thinking twice. The normalcy that you do...
24 Huhti 3min
What Not to Say to Someone Without a Mom on Mother's Day | Road to Mother's Day: 17 Days Left
People don't say the wrong thing on Mother's Day because they don't care. They say it because grief makes people panic and they reach for something that sounds comforting. It usually goes sideways.In ...
23 Huhti 5min
Nobody Talks About This Part of Mother's Day | Road to Mother's Day: 18 Days Left
Someone's getting breakfast in bed. Someone's visiting a grave. Someone's pretending the day doesn't exist. Someone just lost their mom. Someone's becoming a mom for the first time.In this diary entry...
22 Huhti 4min
