this is really beautiful. my friend's mother recently passed away, and this made me think about her. i know her life must be hard and confusing. peace to you, too.

1 | Left by brantly | May. 10, 2009 at 10:49am

Thank you. I'm one of those feeling alone today. i lost my mom when i was younger, so thank you everyone at twloha, who has told me today, and so many other days they are there; just to listen. it means so much to me. saying this, i understand what its like to feel lonely, so if you're reading this, and need someone to talk to, email me. ChristsDaughter45@yahoo.com it'd mean so much to me as well. : ) thanks jamie, thanks twloha. hope to talk to ya soon (i've been priveledged to learn through twloha, talking is good. )

2 | Left by cj | May. 10, 2009 at 10:59am

Thank you Jamie. My mother and I don't get along very well. It was hard for me to phone and wish her a Happy Mother's Day.
I've always been inspired by the message TWLOHA spreads, and it's a message that has been on my heart for a long time.
Thanks again

3 | Left by Anon | May. 10, 2009 at 10:38pm

..such comforting words that are indeed spirit-filled.
thank you, jamie. and thank you, twloha.
GoD blez y'all in your just cause.

4 | Left by zee | May. 11, 2009 at 6:02am

although i didn't read this on mothers day, it brings great hope and comfort reading your sincere words. last august i made a decision to end all contact with my mother and her husband after 11 years of abuse, it was really hard to do because i felt i shouldn't have had to do it.. but i did.. couple of days before mothers day i sent her a letter telling her i've let go of her, that i'm putting it behind me, and whether she accepts it or not she is out of my life, and thats the best decision i ever made. it was a hard day to get through, but with really good friends around me i did.. my story will still continue thanks to TWLOHA and my friends who are there for me when i need it, and for music.
thank you jamie, your work, your movement, it at times is the only reason i keep on living.

Anna, New Zealand.

5 | Left by Anna | May. 11, 2009 at 6:16am

Thank you for your Mother's day message. I am a unemployed single Mom. I suffer from depression and general anxiety disorder. Some days are so bad the only thing that keeps me going are my kids, I try to be strong for them. I have so many financial problems that paying for my treatment is very difficult. Thanks for your message of hope. I hope and pray that things will change around for me soon and that I will find a job.

6 | Left by Vicky | May. 11, 2009 at 10:19am

i dont know why i try you know i love my kids but they just never understand that! sometimes i have to work all night just to keep them alive i am poor and i try my best but i think i am slowly failing and they are clever kids they know i am failing on them but what can i do? thank you for your message i hope every where else mothers are appreciated but life is never perfect. now i only have three minutes before this computer shuts down (i have to pay to use it) and i still have to do all the work so i am going to go now. the kids will be back soon and i havnt made any food. i dont have any now! it is just gonna be a hungry night i guess ahh well.... my children will soon be taken by a career but last night one of them said this 'i love you mummy because you are my friend and when i cry you cry because when i hurt you hurt too if you die i want to come with you because i dont want to stay here on my own! please take me with you when you go and carry me because my legs are already sore!' she is only 7 and it broke my heart!

7 | Left by lilac | May. 11, 2009 at 10:31am

I dint lose my mother but like you said it was all because of distance. My mother left me when i was fourteen in a fostercare and even before that happened she was not really there for me. The fact that she abandoned me and never cared about me has made me cold. But everytime on mothersday i always wonder if i will ever get to see her and hold her before she passes away, i will never know i guess.

8 | Left by Claudia | May. 11, 2009 at 11:47am

My friend's mother passed away early this year. Yesterday was a very diffcult time for her so I sent her the link to this blog and it made feel better. Thanks so much Jamie for saying the words I couldnt think of.

9 | Left by Tashana | May. 11, 2009 at 12:01pm

Right now Im really going through a really rough time with my mom and reading this made my day. Thank you Jamie. You truly are amazing!

10 | Left by Michelle | May. 11, 2009 at 2:55pm

Thank you Jamie.
My mother and I are.. distant right now.
I am still living with her. I am under 18, and i am somewhere in the middle.
I know there's hope.
I've doubted it before, but now I believe.
And it's faint, but I do.
Thank you. And tell Janet, happy mothers day :)

11 | Left by Taryn | May. 12, 2009 at 8:55pm

my mom can't have children.
On mother's day she used to go to church and cry because she would see all the moms with children.
but God came around and she adopted me and my sister from Korea.





He certainly is mysterious.

12 | Left by Adam | May. 14, 2009 at 6:14am

I just want to say :I love my mother.I am a Chinese college student ,and I want to jiont you ,but,my god...
I can't sign up!!!

13 | Left by liuyunfei | May. 16, 2009 at 6:46am

really,I really want to jion you .I am very interested inTWLOHA .I know it from the English Salon.
I have tried many times,but I still can't sign up successfully!
I have know TWLOHA clearly from the Internet.and I realy want to be a member of you .helping people who are in troubles is my wish.
my address:Hefei Teacher's College ,anhui province,China
Phone number:0551--3848475

14 | Left by liyunfei | May. 16, 2009 at 6:59am

i am so inspired by the twloha movement and i wish i could be part of you

15 | Left by Elizabeth | May. 19, 2009 at 9:12am

Thanks for the posting. I lost my mother just over a year ago and this makes me feel as though there are people out there who understand and are there to help. Thanks

16 | Left by Christine | May. 31, 2009 at 11:18am

My mother and I are extremely close I'm under the age of 18 and I still live with her and my sister. I just want to say thank you mom for everything you've done 4 us! I just read this today. I really appreciate my mom but after reading this I couldn't appreciate my mom more!

17 | Left by Anon | May. 31, 2009 at 7:03pm

i've only recently become somewhat 'close' with my mother, but 18 years of what was vs 6 months of what is doesn't balance out. 6 months, the age of my daughter... that's why she speaks to me, why she wants to be around. my hope is that my beautiful baby never has to feel the same

18 | Left by Arika | Jun. 2, 2009 at 6:58am

Jamie,

I've been very inspired by these blogs and though it hasn't been easy with my mother, I reached out to her on Mother's day. It's been a few short years since she finally left and I'm still wondering how I'll ever be able to break the cycle of abuse she left in her wake. It's far from easy talking to her, but I'm glad I've done so, even if it's only to soothe my own conscience. Thank you for mentionin situations like mine :)

19 | Left by Irene | Jun. 4, 2009 at 8:38am

I just lost my mom last year- to cancer but I'll say for sure I will remember her in every breath that I take. This blog is a BLESSING.

20 | Left by Anonymous | Jun. 8, 2009 at 3:22am

"If you are a daughter and things are broken, please know that there is hope for you. To break the cycle. To be a great mother to your own son or daughter someday. If that is your dream, then please know that it's possible."

I took these words from your blog because they pertain to my story and they bring tears to my eyes. My mom abused me for as long as I can remember (physically and emotionally), until I got old enough and strong enough to report her about 3 years ago. She hasn't hit me since then, and the verbal abuse is sporadic, but our relationship has been tense.I am currently in treatment for depression and anxiety disorders, and thursday, in front of a supportive therapist got out all of my feelings and forgave her and let it go.

Mother's Day has always been the hardest holiday for me. What kind of card do you get a person who's beat you with a curtain rod for crying? I used to joke about it with friends(like 'Where's the thanks for beating the crap out of me cards when I need one?')It was just my way of not going there, to that dark place inside me where a scared 4 year old sits on her bed and wonders what she did to make mommy so mad today. Now I can smile at that little girl and hold her and tell her it wasn't her fault, and she can grow up into a beautiful person who is not defined by 'abused'.

So thank you for this organization, and this blog. It reaffirms the newly-planted thought in my head that I will never be the mom my mom was. I know better and I thank God for that.

21 | Left by Katie | Jun. 13, 2009 at 5:57pm

Hey... I don't really know where to begin so..
I feel Like i've been a total loser to my best friend. I feel like I can't help her. I need help. If anyone has an idea as to how I can do this please hit me up. I don't want to lose her. She is too important to me.

22 | Left by Lupe | Jan. 1, 2010 at 11:08pm