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anne richardson's avatar

thank you for acknowledging complexities of the mothering relationship. i too know folks with deep and loving connections with their mother and others with deep mother wounds and many spanning the betweenness.

and your poem, those images will linger. so evocative.

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Trivarna Hariharan's avatar

Thank you so much, Anne. It is indeed a complex space, and I wanted to hold out this space for everyone. 🌻

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Lalipa Hongladarom Nilubol's avatar

My favourite is definitely the last line: ‘which part of your swelling pains you the most.’

I’m certainly not one to romanticise. But there is such a thing as breaking the cycle of generational hurt. This essay may be a small way of undoing what feels like a family curse that has lasted centuries.

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Robin Motzer's avatar

Thank you, for your beautiful ode to mothers-- it is authentic and opens the heart-mind to the vastness of their calling and the struggles that burden them.

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Trivarna Hariharan's avatar

Thank you so much, Robin. So glad you felt thus. Grateful for your thoughtful note, and reading of the piece.

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Kimberly Coburn's avatar

Just gorgeous. So wonderful to see the dynamism and kaleidoscopic possibilities of motherhood represented 💚

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Trivarna Hariharan's avatar

Thank you, Kimberly. I’m glad you felt thus. ❤️ Yes, I did want to hold this space out for all possibilities & forms of motherhood. So glad that came through.🌻

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Susie Mawhinney's avatar

This! Exquisitely perceptive, gentle and so true… thank you for your beautiful words - I cried 🥲

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Trivarna Hariharan's avatar

Susie, how kind! 🥺 I’m so moved to know you felt that way. Sending abundant love & tenderness your way. 🌻

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Emma Liles's avatar

I love how you give voice to the full and complex spectrum of life through the lens of the Mother - a beautiful honoring.

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Trivarna Hariharan's avatar

Thanks a lot, Emma. That’s such a kind note. So glad you felt that way. 🌻

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Trivarna Hariharan's avatar

How very kind of you to say, Bethel. Thank you. Thank you also for your thoughtful reading of the poem. I’m so glad to have discovered your beautiful work on this platform too.

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