Mother Loss

Resenting My Mother-in-Law — Even More Than Usual

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After losing her mom to cancer, one reader finds it harder to contend with her difficult mother-in-law. Our advice guru explains how to keep the peace.

Dorm-Room Mourning

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After my mom's death, my dorm room was an embarrassing place for grief.

What Mom Would Have Thought of the Kardashian Clan

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I missed my mother at my wedding, and at the birth of my children. But the real reason I wish she was still here is to discuss reality TV with me.

Modern Loss — Live in NYC

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Join us June 18 for a special screening of HBO's 'The (Dead Mothers) Club' and a Q&A with the filmmakers. There will be drinks.

Those Final Moments

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When I think about my mom, much of the time I recall not her life, but her horrific death while on an island vacation.

The Duo Behind “The (Dead Mothers) Club”

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"The (Dead Mothers) Club" filmmakers Carlye Rubin and Katie Green discuss their partnership and activism, and how technology is opening up conversations around death.

Reclaiming Mother’s Day

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Modern Loss' founder opens up about celebrating Mother's Day for the first time in eight years, and compiles some the site's most moving pieces about losing a mother, and losing a child.

To Be a Motherless Mother on Mother’s Day

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Five years after my mom’s sudden death, the birth of my son returned to me something I had been missing.

How To: Talk To Your Kids About Your (Late) Parents

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Five tips for talking to your kids about your late parents.

‘(Dead Mothers) Club’ To Premiere on HBO

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A new documentary from executive producer Rosie O'Donnell centers on three women who lost their mothers during adolescence, and the lasting impact of the loss.

The Night My Nightmare Came True

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I couldn't fathom my recurring childhood nightmare would come true. But I also couldn't imagine I'd emerge from its destruction.

My Roaring, Immature Twenties

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Untethered after my mother's death, I found myself suspended in adolescence as age 30 approached.

Babe in Prison-land

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Born to an incarcerated convict and taken from her as an infant, I mourned a mother I can't remember.

The Looming 365

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What to do on that dreaded first death anniversary? Can a terminally ill man prepare his wife for life without him? Sound advice from Meg.

A Case for Old-Fashioned Condolences

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Facebook is encouraging laziness in face of grief. Let’s turn the corner.

Revolution to Reality

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Despite years of witnessing political violence, I had no personal experience with death — until Mom got sick, and I headed home to help her die.

Year Two: It’s Not Over

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Everyone told me the first year after Mom’s death would be the hardest. But 12 months in, I wasn’t just mourning my mother. I was also mourning the fact that she hadn’t just died.

Fortune Teller

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My dead mother communicates with me through fortune cookies. Really, she does.

Must-See TV

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In the moments after my mother died, I recorded an episode of “Friends” — a decision that still confounds me a decade on.

A Bro in Need

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Extreme exercise only masked one man's grief over his mother's death. Our advice guru has some suggestions for seeking out more lasting help.

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