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Summary: The book I've been looking for
Review: I strongly recommend this book. Finally, some one who UNDERSTANDS....This book was a great starting point to help understand how that one event 30 years ago has shaped my life and the choices I have made. I now know that I am not alone in my feelings and actions. It helped me understand me just a little better....
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Summary: The most powerful book I've ever read...
Review: My mother died in 1979, when I was 11 years old. And I am facing that for the first time, 20 years later. I actually bought this book a few years ago. But I still wasn't ready to confront the pain that I'd pushed aside all these years. I didn't go to my mother's funeral, and I've never been to her grave, all because I thought the pain would just be too unbearable. I thought I was doing ok by pushing it aside, and "just moving on." But surprise, surprise, I've not moved on at all. Thanks to this book, it's so obvious to me now that I've carried that pain with me every single day, in everything I do. It's all pooled up in a deep well, sitting just below the surface. And it begins to spill out with each failed relationship. I re-live the pain of losing my mother over and over, because I've never said goodbye. I picked up this book again last night, and spent the next 4 hours sobbing. But I'm embracing the pain now, for the first time. It hurts just as much as I thought it would, but at the same time I'm relieved. I love her, I miss her, and that's ok. It's ok to hurt. And it's taken me 20 years to understand that. I'm going to her grave and I'm going to tell my mother goodbye. Properly.
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Summary: it's okay to grieve
Review: I am 24 and lost my mother two months ago. I have been feeling a deep sense of emptiness and have come to the conclusion that in general, the world seems to overlook the pain of parent loss. It's said to be a natural cycle of life, however, when you're young, there's nothing natural about it. I just happened across this book as I was browsing in a book store, and can honestly say that it has not only given me permission to grieve deeply, but it has validated many of my feelings of loss. As the world tends to tell you to "get on with your life," or "stop playing the victim," this book encourages people to aknowledge that mother loss is indeed a profound loss, and one that can affect a person for a long time. Accepting the painfulness of a loss and feeling grief is not playing the victim role, it's simply being human. As I watched the world respond to my mother's death, the outpouring for my father was tremendous and in many ways my sister and I stood in the background and observed this. This book confirmed that it's no wonder mother loss is so painful, it's the first relationship one ever experiences and once it's gone there is no substition, no new parent. My father may remarry, but my sister and I will never have another mother. Through this book I have been able to allow myself to grieve deeply and understand that my loss is not more, and certainly not less than anyone elses, just different. The biggest thing I learned from reading this book was that it's important to face the grief and saddness head-on It has to be dealt with at some point and the sooner the better. I am so glad that someone was able validate and address the pain surrounding mother loss at not only a younger age, but at any age.
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Summary: Wonderful research work
Review: I have been looking for a book like this all my life. There is no other book that focuses on motherless daughters. This book helped me work through my loss. It helped me realize I am not alone and also made me realize the effect my mother's death had on me. The author spent many years researching for an answer to her grief, she found it, and I think it is wonderful that she shared it with us.
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Summary: This book helped me deal with the loss of my mother
Review: This was a very good book that helped me deal with the loss of my mother. It was good to know that others had felt and gone through many of the things that I had experienced. I recommend this book to anyone who has lost their mother. I'm passing this book on to my sisters.
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Summary: excellent
Review: My mom died of cancer when I was just 18. I'm an only child and although my dad was strong and supportive, he didn't talk about it much. Now at 51, I am finally dealing with my loss. I find myself quick to cry while reading this book-obviously it's time.
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Summary: finding a friend on a lonely journey
Review: after losing my brother tragically, i lost my mother two years later. trying to cope with both deaths has been very difficult. if anyone knows of an organization where people actually meet and talk about their grief, i would like to know about it.
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Summary: A must-read for any female who has lost her mother
Review: I lost my mother when I was 15. She died instantly when a drunk-driver broadsided her car. I am 31 now and I still cry for her and still feel the intense pain of her absence....like I'm 15 again and newly motherless. I do know that I'm not alone and after reading Hope's book (about 2 years ago) I knew I wasn't. I highly recommend this book if you are one of the many who have had the misfortune of losing her mother. It helps one gain self-awareness of who you are and why you act/react to certain situations. I never knew why my relationships with men, other women and others in general were directly associated with losing your mom...now I do. Read it and weep...this book is one of the most important books you will ever read! Kudos to Hope-you've brought to us a gift...knowing we are not alone.
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Summary: This book was more comforting than many of my friends...
Review: I lost my mother (and best friend) a few months ago. Although I'm a little out of the age range on which this book focuses (mid-20s), I found incredible comfort from it. If nothing else, this book helped me accept and even embrace many of the weird and conflicting emotions I've experienced these past few months. I've taken myself off my "grieving schedule" and constantly remind myself that some days are just going to suck, and I've got to give myself a break. Recommended to me by a woman who lost her mother when she was 20, and I'm so grateful to her for that.
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Summary: *** An important book for anyone who has lost their mother**
Review: I lost my mom suddenly when I was 16. She died at home in her bed of a heart attack. No one ever spoke to me about it. It's always been a hard subject to talk about, and when I do want to talk about it, people seem to be uncomfortable listening. What a relief to read a book that addresses these issues. I wish I had a copy of this book years ago. It's a book to be treasured...don't forget your tissues while your reading it.
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