I recently learned that mothers day was originally created by a daughter grieving her mother. What a relief to know that grief has always lived here too. Since losing my mom, I've become painfully and beautifully aware of the role a mother plays. Some absences are obvious, but others reveal themselves slowly, quietly, and over time - the person you want to call first, the way someone believes in you before you know how to believe in yourself, the invisible knowing that you ar