you knew i needed you before i could ever admit to myself that i did. and yet, being your mommy is the surest thing i’ve ever done. 🤍 what a special first mother’s day. today i hold all the emotions this day brings: joy and gratitude and also tenderness for those who ache to be moms but cannot, any who have lost their mom or no longer have a relationship, and all those who mother in the quiet ways the world never sees.