16 Thoughts Motherless Moms Have On Mother’s Day

There's nothing like celebrating Mother's Day without your own mom to remind you how much you want to be able to say, "I want my mommy." Just like your own child says to you.

Many moms and their daughters have Mother's Day traditions that have lasted a lifetime, literally. Spending Mother's Day without one's own mom can make her want to make sure to keep those traditions alive with her own daughter.

Spending Mother's Day without Mom can surely inspire a walk down memory lane. Go ahead and revisit all those special moments with her.

Mothers' Day can make everyone wish she could go back and finish any unfinished business she had with mom.

There's nothing like children to make a gal understand her own mom a lot better. And there's nothing Iike Mother's Day to remind her that her own mom was just doing her best, just like she is now.

Mother's Day can be bittersweet for moms who've lost their own mothers.

A Mother's Day spent without your own mom can remind you that she wasn't so bad after all. She was probably just trying to do her best. And she loved you in ways you only now understand.

It's impossible to bring mom back, so moms who've lost their own mother tend to focus on their children on Mother's Day. A great way to honor Mom.

It's impossible to spend a Mother's Day without your own mom without using some of that day lamenting how much mom would have enjoyed being there. You never know, maybe she is.

A Mother's Day spent without Mom can make anyone realize just how lucky she was to have the time she did with her own mom.

Mother's Day can make anyone reflect back and realize her own mom was better than she thought.

Spending Mother's Day reflecting back on one's own mom can make you appreciate the good and notice the not so good. And that can make any mom decide to improve where she needs to.

Missing special moments with Mom can make you think about enjoying every precious moment as a mom.

Time spent without Mom can make you think you should focus on the good parts of motherhood. Mother's Day is a great reminder of that.

Mother's Day spent without Mom can be incredibly difficult and bittersweet. It's hard to get over the loss of her, and being a mom can sometimes remind you how much you miss your own mom.

Losing your own mom can make you wonder if she would have approved of the kind of mom you are. She would. You learned from her!