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[quote=Anonymous]I'm sorry, OP. I lost my mom in 2013 and it still feels surreal. I cried every single night in bed at the end of the day - it was like I kept my game face on all day and went to bed and fell apart. That stayed true for a long, long time.  It did start to get better - with setbacks - after about 4 months.  The firsts all sucked.  Also, I felt absolutely miserable coming up on the first anniversary of her death.  It was much better after that first date had passed.

What helped me was to talk about her, about happy memories and funny things and her recipes and traditions and stories - all the time, as much as I could, with anyone in the world.  I had to focus on the joy of having her in my life rather than the trauma of losing her.  It's getting better. I still cry in the car on the way to work about once every 3 weeks. But it's getting easier.

It's never going to be ok or normal.  But you'll get used to the 'new normal' of your life.

Be gentle with yourself.  Be patient with your husband. He probably doesn't even begin to get it. [/quote]

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