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When you become a parent without your own mother

My mother died before my first child was born and I feel cheated out of sharing this experience with the person who would understand it most.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Generational continuity in parental identity becomes complicated when key figures are absent from the transition.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Parental identity — becoming and losing?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.