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I have been thinking about creating this blog for awhile, and am excited to see where it goes. I have been a "motherless daughter" since I was ten years old and only recently became a "motherless mother" when my son was born in March 2008. Even though I have been without my mom for 20 years, each day brings new challenges and emotions.

When I was a teenager and college student I often found myself trying to find other young women whose moms had died would even day dream about getting together and sharing stories. I remember the day I found Hope Edelman's book, Motherless Daughters in my college bookstore. I silently wept on the "T" as I began to read it on my train ride back to my dorm room. When I began teaching high school I had the same desire -- to find those teenagers who had lost their moms and let them know they were not alone despite the unbearable loneliness I knew they were experiencing.

I guess the 2009 version of the day dream I have had is this blog. I am looking forward to sharing the challenges and emotions of motherless daughters and motherless mothers with other women who have lost their moms.

Thanks again for visiting!