It’s not that today I feel particularly sad or miss her more than I do on other days, it’s just simply a reminder of things I don’t get to celebrate.
What is hard is I don’t remember ever celebrating her birthday. I obviously did when I was little, and I have been told stories about presents I made or cards I wrote, breakfasts in bed and family celebrations. The older I get the more my memories fade and that is the hardest reality. I’m slowly forgetting all of it, all the laughs and fun times we had. I was simply too young when I had to say goodbye.
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I'm so sorry. I've lost people but not a parent as yet and hence I can't pretend to know how you feel. I can only imagine that it must be very hard. Memories are rarely ever gone, we just lose the connection to the memory. I'm pretty sure that you could access those memories with help, if you chose to do so.
Anyway, happy birthday to your mum, she made you and that's pretty amazing.
