Why Motherhood is the Biggest Most Beautiful Lie We've Ever Been Told

Brief thoughts, two weeks in

When my sister passed away in early 2022 (if you’re new here, I wrote briefly about my grief here), it altered the way I saw my mom. Not necessarily for better or worse, but through a different lens. The empathy I’ve felt—and continue to feel—for her as a mother losing a child is overwhelming and heart-wrenching, yet it’s also been eye-opening. I think …