Fight the good fight (idiom): To try very hard to do what is right After the loss of a pregnancy, it takes a while to regain your strength and to resume the types of things you used to do. Be …
Reverting to Type
Unique (adjective): Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else The scary thing about being past the one year mark, is that I expect myself to get “better” now. After all, it’s not healthy to dwell, is it? …
Bothering Sunday
Mother’s Day (event): A celebration honouring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society From a baby loss perspective, it’s been an overwhelming and eventful March for me, and we’re …
The First Day of Summer
Birthday (noun): The anniversary of the day on which a person was born, typically treated as an occasion for celebration It was Summer’s first birthday on Tuesday; it was the first, First Day of Summer. One whole desperate year without …
Around the Year in 60 Books
World Book Day (event): A charity event held annually in the UK and Ireland on the first Thursday in March As with all things baby loss, different things will upset different people. For some, World Book Day is a day to be avoided, …
The Year of the Ox
Gung hay fat choy (Cantonese): How Cantonese speakers wish you a happy new year, the literal translation: wishing you great happiness and prosperity “James, it’s the year of the Ox!” He didn’t reply, but in his defence, what are you …
An Invitation
Invitation (noun): The action of inviting someone to go somewhere or to do something Today marks 11 months since Summer was here, which makes it just one month until her first birthday. The Mumoirs blog came about because Summer died, …
How Could I Forget?
Memory (noun): Something remembered from the past I think ‘they’ say that smell is the most powerful form of memory, but for me, it might be sound. I still have such a strange relationship with music: I get lonely at …
Goddamn Feelings
Triggered (adjective, of a response): Caused by a particular action, process, or situation A while ago, I said to a friend “when I started the blog, I thought it was because I was angry, but it’s not anger. It’s something …
Measuring Success
Success (noun): The accomplishment of an aim or purpose I’m getting all caught up in the new year vibe and I’m wondering what a successful year would look like. Obviously the fertility ‘journey’ casts a shadow over every single thing, …