05/29/2026
This final “Dear Mother” letter is for the mama whose heart holds both love and emptiness in the same breath. All month we’ve honored the layers of motherhood, and today we honor the one no one prepares you for. There’s nothing to fix here and no advice that fits, only a truth: Grief didn’t end your mothering, it deepened it.
Your love didn’t disappear, it became part of the air, the quiet, the moments that catch you off guard and remind you that connection outlives form. So if today feels heavy, let it. If today feels light, let that too. You get to carry your child in whatever way keeps you whole. We end this series by saying what we should’ve said all along , you’re still a mother, you’re still worthy of tenderness, and I see you in me. If you feel moved, share one thing that keeps their memory alive for you. We’re listening.