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Christy Brown's avatar

Laura, I relate to so much of this post. I lost my 17 year old son 3.5 years ago and I am not who I used to be. So much has changed and sometimes just to keep myself from spiraling I imagine life is still the same. Reality then hits me in the face, and I don’t recognize home anymore. Thank you for sharing. -Christy

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Sarah's avatar

I'm going to be thinking about this one for a long time. Thank you for sharing this.

We were foster parents to a baby girl for her first two years. Last year, she left to live with an extended bio family member of hers. I've grappled a lot with the idea that while I was her mom for a long time, I'm not her mom anymore. I was once deeply at home as her mama, and now I live here, in a different home, a different relationship with her. It's so good to hear that other people struggle with knowing in their minds that something has happened and you need to move forward, but your body has another interpretation.

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