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Bereavement

BComplex

(9,154 posts)

8. The first Christmas after mom's passing is hard in the extreme.

Reply to MissMillie (Original post)

Thu Dec 24, 2020, 08:41 AM

Dec 2020

Especially if you were close. It will get easier, MissMillie. It will. But it will take a really hefty chunk of time. She was your mom. We have that connection that is as big as life itself.

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It's just a stupid cake!!! [View all] MissMillie Dec 2020 OP

i couldnt follow a recipe if my life depended on it...go buy a cake. samnsara Dec 2020 #1

It isn't about the stupid cake,,,, KarenS Dec 2020 #2

((( hugs ))) 3Hotdogs Dec 2020 #3

It's okay if you fall apart over a cake, you're still grieving. Five months is so recent, and chia Dec 2020 #4

((hug)) Its okay to feel the way you do. Grief doesn't have a time limit... WePurrsevere Dec 2020 #5

Sending hugs. I already had a good cry this morning. livetohike Dec 2020 #6

I am so sorry, sending you extra hugs..... FM123 Dec 2020 #7

Mom wouldn't walk away from the cake MissMillie Dec 2020 #9

Yes, I feel closest to my mom in the kitchen too.... FM123 Dec 2020 #11

The first Christmas after mom's passing is hard in the extreme. BComplex Dec 2020 #8

Make that cake in her honor and think how proud she would be of you for doing that... Freedomofspeech Dec 2020 #10

And, what is the name of the cake you are making? Polly Hennessey Dec 2020 #12

White Cake w/ Cranberry Filling and... MissMillie Dec 2020 #13

Just read the recipe and ....yummmm! Phoenix61 Dec 2020 #14

Give yourself a hug, Have hubby read your post, make cake with him if you and mom are ok with that. IADEMO2004 Dec 2020 #15

Holidays constellate bereavement issues, Millie SheltieLover Dec 2020 #16