Motheranddaughters

When I was a little girl, all I wanted was to be a mom, mostly because I didn’t feel mothered by my own. I never dreamed that my relationship with my child would one day be nonexistent — I haven’t seen my grown daughter in nearly eight years. She wants…

#NEDAwareness #papafa #NEDA #ANAD The last week in February serves as National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. The Mayo Clinic defines Eating Disorders as; “a preoccupation with an ideal body type, disordered thinking about weight and weight loss, and unsafe eating and dieting habits,” and it is among the top 5…

The hearse is waiting at the door- being draped in bands of white tuberoses. Inside the house, the vases are overflowing with flowers brought in by the guests- mostly white. A bunch of night jasmine from the neighbour’s orchid lay scattered at her feet. Their delicate smell lost in the…

A child’s perspective on her mother’s mourning Bria Rechner ‘More Than a Feeling’ by Boston was playing. My mum had a CD collection that she left in the glove box. …

From you, I learned how to be strong Not to be affected by others, not to lose myself No matter what they say You are you — no need to yield or surrender Through you, I found my weakness Vulnerability that needs to be dissolved Emerged in a shape of pitch-black shadow By exposed to your bright, shining belief Because of you, I am somewhat stronger than before Your undisturbed calmness taught me how to stay unaffected Know yourself — your mission, at the moment Remove unwanted thoughts, from your mind