I like many other women celebrated Mother’s Day. Its a day that I didn’t always embrace. I would go through the motions. Of course, I loved my cards that me sons made for me. My sons are the brightest thing in my life. But I also missed my mother. …

As a little girl, I was taught to be feminine and to present myself to the world in a certain way. My mom did my hair every day. She would dress me up in tights, a slip, shiny shoes and a dress. The tights were itchy, the slip was either…