Motherless Daughters

An online community connecting women and teens who have experienced the loss of their mother. With inspiration from Hope Edelman's book.

Members

  • Lyn
  • KaraOBrien
  • Amy Jo
  • Cathy Zinkhon Matsumoto
  • Berta Santana
  • Lisa Marie Miller Sellner
  • alicia
  • June
  • kickboxerbugsy
  • Joyous
  • kelly robinson
  • Kate
  • Mandy Wells
  • Amanda Kernahan
  • Keri
  • Kristen

Resources for Motherless Daughters

www.hopeedelman.com
Web MD Article
Motherless Daughters of Los Angeles
Motherless Brides

LA Meetup
Boston Meetup Group
NYC Meetup Group

Events

Latest Activity

Lisa Marie Miller Sellner commented on Amy Jo's blog post 'Missing her and filling her shoes...'
Beautiful.... I am much like you.... I don't mind missing her so much anymore. It brings back her memories. It brings her back to me.
December 22, 2009
alicia commented on Amy Jo's blog post 'Missing her and filling her shoes...'
thank you for sharing your emotional journey. it's true, missing them means they were real and we loved them and they loved us. no one can take our memories away! they'll always be ours to treasure and reflect upon. this time of year is so very diff…
December 22, 2009
alicia added a photo
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December 22, 2009
kelly robinson added a group
North Carolina Motherless Daughters
A group for motherless daughters in North Carolina
December 21, 2009
Amy Jo commented on Amy Jo's blog post 'Missing her and filling her shoes...'
Thanks for the message Kate! I guess I am the "bringer together" of people-never thought of it that way;) If you're in LA and want to get notified of meetups head over to our meetup page and join. I usually post them here-but there's no notificatio…
December 21, 2009
Kate commented on Amy Jo's blog post 'Missing her and filling her shoes...'
Thanks for Sharing Amy Jo. You are all ready the "bringer together" of people, and you do a great job. You're going to do a great job bringing your brother and your nieces together and stating traditions. I'm sure you've thought about this, it was p…
December 21, 2009
Amy Jo added a blog post
Going home to Boston for Christmas has brought up emotions and strengthened my desire to start traditions... I thought by losing my Mom at 15 she would forever be 42 in my brain. But lately, I have begun to imagine her as a grandmother. What would…
December 21, 2009
Amanda Kernahan added a group
Upstate NY Motherless Daughters
A group to connect with other women in our area who have lost their mothers. We can have events for socializing, getting to know each other and our stories, and to support each other on our unique journey's through grief.
November 13, 2009
Amanda Kernahan left a comment for Amy Jo
November 13, 2009
Amy Jo left a comment for Amanda Kernahan
November 12, 2009
Kristen added a discussion to the group Tennessee Motherless Daughters
Knoxville Area
Here is a place for those who are in the Knoxville area to come and chat with each other. I've been trying to get a meet-up organized for sometime, but I am still looking for more members interested. :)
November 11, 2009
Michelle left a comment for Amy Jo
November 11, 2009
Amy Jo commented on Michelle's photo 'Grandma and Elliot'
I'm getting chills looking at this! How awesome that she could be there for that. Thanks for posting!
November 11, 2009
Michelle added 3 photos
November 11, 2009
Amy Jo added a discussion to the group Los Angeles Motherless Daughters
Pasadena area meetup
I host a monthly meetup in Pasadena. If you're close by please join us. For more info and to join our group check out the meetup page. http://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Motherless-Daughters
November 11, 2009
Amy Jo added a group
Los Angeles Motherless Daughters
November 11, 2009
 

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WELCOME!

This network was created as a way for other motherless daughters to connect. It is my hope that this network will be run collectively as a community and that we will all share a part in having it grow and develop. It is not owned by anyone-just administered by me. (for now:) Others are welcome to become administrators or moderators as well. Just send me a message if you're interested.

What can you do here?

Create groups!
For you local area: organize meetups, events, fundraisers....find others to spend Mother's Day with.

With specific interests or age groups: Connect with similar individuals...get advice, or just have a place to vent

Start Discussions
Looking for advice? Start a discussion in your group where members can respond.

Blog
On your personal page you can start your own blog or online journal.

Since this network is in the infant stages, expect to see a lot of changes. I would love feedback. If you have a suggestion, let me know. I will do my best to implement it as quickly and best as I can.

I hope you find a strong, supportive community here.
Enjoy!!
xoxo
Amy Jo

Important Note: This network is based on sharing with others through our personal experiences and is not run by or monitored by a psychological professional. Maybe someday we can have a professional as a member to start their own group to offer such advice on this network. For now, we will just share our resources on this network.

Blog Posts

Amy Jo

Missing her and filling her shoes...

Going home to Boston for Christmas has brought up emotions and strengthened my desire to start traditions...


I thought by losing my Mom at 15 she would forever be 42 in my brain. But lately, I have begun to imagine her as a grandmother. What would she do? I know what she would do. She'd be damn sure we were al… Continue

Posted by Amy Jo on December 21, 2009 at 12:28pm — 4 Comments

Amy Jo

Today, 19 years ago



On October 3, 1990 my mother passed away from cancer. I was 15 years old. This day obviously has a special place in my heart. Some years I'm sad, others the day passes and it doesn't phase me. This year, I'm not sad-just remembering. I've never had a tradition on this day to do anything-maybe I should...

I can remember the day vividly...which is kind of su… Continue

Posted by Amy Jo on October 3, 2009 at 1:42pm — 4 Comments

Lisa Marie Miller Sellner

Memorial Day.....

Went home to Mott, ND this weekend. It was my cousin's wedding. Perfect timing for Memorial Day to stop by Mom's gravesite. It's always so tough. My kids always take a "gift" and we brought flowers. My daughters picked "bluebells" from the field... her favorite wild flower. It's tough... it's still tough. I miss her so. Then my stepmom brought out some old boxes of things that used to be on the walls.. years ago. She asked us kids to go through them a bit while we were there.... it was amazing h… Continue

Posted by Lisa Marie Miller Sellner on May 25, 2009 at 5:26pm — 2 Comments

Victoria Veldhoen

Where did she go?

I'm not sure if I believe in any kind of God or even in any kind of afterlife. I would like to. Very, very much so. But without any kind of proof, I don't think I'll ever be able to take away my doubt. I've always been interested in religion and spirituality... But since I've been able to ask questions about it, I've never been able to fully believe in anything.

I remember on the last day of my mom's life, she was in a coma. She wouldn't respond to anything I said. And I was so afraid to leave… Continue

Posted by Victoria Veldhoen on May 10, 2009 at 4:35pm — 2 Comments

Amy Jo

Thinking of you....

Whatever you may be doing today-may it be exactly how you want it to be.
Use this day to honor your Mother and also yourself.
Ask yourself, "What do I need today?"
Give it to yourself-and you will be honoring your Mother's spirit at the same time.

My gift to myself is writing term papers. (HA!) Seriously, I'd feel so stressed if I knew I wasn't getting all of this work done. But every year it's different for me. Some years have been pretty emotional. This year I seem to be ok for some reason an… Continue

Posted by Amy Jo on May 10, 2009 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

 
 

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