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A Broken Heart - Notes Between Mother and Daughter (4)
Dear Mother
The heaviness of it all surprised me.
I thought love would be easier and kinder.
I thought the pain from love would come in knowing
our love would cease when we ceased to exist.
I hadn’t thought of something so intense fading so quickly.
I hadn’t thought a boy’s affection could so easily drift to another.
Visions of my lover in new arms haunt me. Should I seek help for this or am I normal?
To make matters worse, she was a friend to me. When I see her now, I imagine her with him in all the same ways he was with me. It feels like a thousand cuts inside my chest. While imagining them together, I lie in my bed, wet from tears and touching myself where he has been.
Dear Daughter
I’m so sorry your heart was broken so soon.
I’ve felt what you feel, and it is normal to feel those emotions.
It’s hard, but by accepting the severing of relationships, you’re able to love again more wisely. At least that’s the hope we have.
You will heal but someday, your heart will break again. Don’t despair. My heart has been broken many times but I still find happiness and love. My ability to love has grown and yours will too.
The heaviness of it all surprised me.
I thought love would be easier and kinder.
I thought the pain from love would come in knowing
our love would cease when we ceased to exist.
I hadn’t thought of something so intense fading so quickly.
I hadn’t thought a boy’s affection could so easily drift to another.
Visions of my lover in new arms haunt me. Should I seek help for this or am I normal?
To make matters worse, she was a friend to me. When I see her now, I imagine her with him in all the same ways he was with me. It feels like a thousand cuts inside my chest. While imagining them together, I lie in my bed, wet from tears and touching myself where he has been.
Dear Daughter
I’m so sorry your heart was broken so soon.
I’ve felt what you feel, and it is normal to feel those emotions.
It’s hard, but by accepting the severing of relationships, you’re able to love again more wisely. At least that’s the hope we have.
You will heal but someday, your heart will break again. Don’t despair. My heart has been broken many times but I still find happiness and love. My ability to love has grown and yours will too.
Published 8th Feb 2022
Author's Note
This was hard to read from my daughter but I'm glad she confided in me. I've known mothers whose daughters have hurt themselves after a breakup. I want my daughter to love again.
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9th Feb 2022 00:38am
This speaks to me. I am very close to my mother. She gave me a lot of
great advise growing up involving men. She was a bit of a ball buster. LOL
I grew up around a lot of violence so she did not sugar coat anything and
they had to come inside so she could meet them. She would dig into their background
and interrogate in a way. Ughhh. But she was never wrong about anything:)
Always put me first in everything and I love her for it. This is a great collaboration
between mother and daughter. You are both very blessed:)
great advise growing up involving men. She was a bit of a ball buster. LOL
I grew up around a lot of violence so she did not sugar coat anything and
they had to come inside so she could meet them. She would dig into their background
and interrogate in a way. Ughhh. But she was never wrong about anything:)
Always put me first in everything and I love her for it. This is a great collaboration
between mother and daughter. You are both very blessed:)
9th Feb 2022 1:20am
Thank you for your sweet comment. I loved hearing about your mother.
I know I'm making mistakes but my daughter is my world and I love watching her learn about life, even the hard parts.
I know I'm making mistakes but my daughter is my world and I love watching her learn about life, even the hard parts.
20th Feb 2022 3:56am
Break up is her loss rather loss of the looser. He lost the love of joy, fun, future and dreams. She has the fire. She has the passion. She has the art of loving and making love, She will find someone who would recognize her love, care and faith. Life keeps going like a river until it becomes the part of the ocean.
I love the poem and your response to support your daughter. You are a great mother. I wish to have you a lover. Keep up the strong relationship of mother and daughter and set a example.
Love,
KS
I love the poem and your response to support your daughter. You are a great mother. I wish to have you a lover. Keep up the strong relationship of mother and daughter and set a example.
Love,
KS
20th Feb 2022 11:45am
Thank you for the comments and encouragement. She truly is a beautiful person inside and out.
4th Sep 2022 11:58pm
Both of you are very genuine and honest in how you share your feelings.
The strong bond the two of you have is magnificent.
You connect so well with each other it's as if you also have a sister 2 sister relationship as well.
The strong bond the two of you have is magnificent.
You connect so well with each other it's as if you also have a sister 2 sister relationship as well.
