When You Mom Is Gone

Losing your mom is the hardest and most gut-wrenching experience. The grief comes in ebbs and flows, but completely washes over me when I reach for the phone. I need to call her, but then I remember she won’t be able to answer.

No matter how old I get, there will always be so many things I will continue to need my mom for.

Here are twenty five moments I wish I could call my mom. But I know she won’t be there.

1.  When I need to know that I am doing okay in life.

2.  I need to bi*** about my really crappy day at work. She was the only one who would listen without all that judgment.

3.  Sometimes I just need to vent about the gossip that I am WAY too old to still be dealing with.

4.  Wedding Dress shopping just won’t ever be the same without her input.

5.  I wish I could just call and ask her when my kid has a toothache or the flu… and what the hell to do about either!

6.  When I need a coffee date with the person who was ALWAYS supposed to be there.

7.  I really wish I could take her shopping or a spa day or some fancy dinner… anything to pay her back for all the things she’s done for me!

8.  When I just can’t seem to get in right in my relationship and she was the BEST wife ever.

9.  I need her to tell me how to be the bigger person when my friends are all being petty.

10.  When life has gotten way too overwhelming and I just can’t seem to hold it together anymore.

11.  I need her encouragement when I feel like everyone is doing better than me.