05/10/2026
Happy Mother’s Day! My son wrote me this letter, and it literally brought me to tears, in the exact moment I needed to read it the most. It reads:
‘Dear Mom, thank you for being the best mother ever. For taking me to shul on Saturdays when you just woke up. For making me breakfast on the weekends. For helping me with projects at school. For telling me not to worry when you get something for me. Thank you for always going out of your way to make me and Nora happy. Thank you for taking us on many fun trips. Thank you for being the strongest mom and woman I’ve ever known, for being strong after your childhood and all the trauma from your mom and dad’s divorce. Thank you for that only affecting us in a good way. You’re always stronger after something bad happens to you. Thank you for being the best mother imaginable for me and Nora and teaching us valuable lessons in life like how to be a mensch or how to work as hard as we can to reach our goals and to try our best even if we fail.
Sincerely, Miro
I love you mom” ♡
Ps - Also parasympathetic breathing.‘
A reminder that pain and progress can co-exist. I’ve been processing some very heavy things since August. As my kids approach the age at which the stability in my life fully collapse, I’m having a difficult time reconciling how I was left to fend for myself at age 13. Internally, it’s been a difficult year for me emotionally.
But I’d say my biggest achievement is that I broke the cycle. That I have taught my children safety, even in failure. That they have learned to use language around emotion, and that verbalizing feelings is healthy, safe, and will be received.
This is by far my biggest achievement.
To all the moms out there - being a mom is the HARDEST job in the world, and this is coming from a woman who works 80 hours a week. So I raise my hats to all of you! Be kind to yourself, be proud of yourself, and take a moment to recognize that you are doing the hardest job in the world.
