“Our time with our mother was a past life—some version of ourselves from which we’d become estranged.” GriefGrief And Loss Book:Seeing Ghosts: A Memoir Source: Seeing Ghosts: A Memoir
“Mothers provide, she often said. I’m the provider . She made a fist and thumped her chest to show her strength. She filled such basic needs for us just by being alive. She was the general. She was the one who strategized our futures and led us to win wars. With her, we were safe.” GriefGrief And LossMothers Book:Seeing Ghosts: A Memoir Source: Seeing Ghosts: A Memoir