Whether they lost their mother at age six or sixteen these women had to face the pain all over again when they started their own families. How losing a mother at a young age shapes the parent you become, and the challenges of raising children without a maternal guide.
Like most motherless mothers Varda feels her mother’s absence on an almost daily basis. “Half the joy of motherhood is sharing it with those you love. No one will delight over your son’s first word like your mother; no one will relish your daughter’s achievements more than she” says Varda.
“The mother-daughter relationship is like no other” writes Paige Tangney MEd a Washington-based counselor who leads support groups for motherless daughters. “With the death of her mother the daughter has lost her caregiver her guide to all things female and in some cases a loving companion. This is a loss that will echo throughout her entire adult life.”
What are the day-to-day challenges of mothering without a mother? How do you cope when it seems as if everyone around you has a mom to turn to for advice and a helping hand? To answer these questions Family First spoke with an inspiring group of motherless mothers.
The Pain that Never Disappears
Most of us recognize that it’s excruciating for a child or teenager to lose a parent. But once the orphan marries and has children of her own we are somehow comforted by the fact that she now has her own family and that the loss is no longer acute.
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