I became a first time mother in April, 2009 and Mother's Day was a little hard last year for me. I chalked it up to hormones and PP Blues and Depression. (My mother passed away in 1996.) For some reason I haven't been able to get out of bed today and have been extremely depressed. Yes, I should be out there with my husband and 1-year old or even out of the house with them but I'm not. (FYI-I'm on medication for bipolar 2). It was very hard on me having my first daughter at 41 years old (not to mention getting married at 40) without my mother being here and I think it's kinda come to a boiling point.

Holidays are hard when you first lose a parent and even though you get 'used' to them there will be times when you go through pain as if it has just happened. If doing something special helps you then do it. For me, I just have to take it easy and hope it's better next Mother's Day.