Mother's Day was awkward. It always is.

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“So what are you doing for mother’s day?”
“Actually, my mom’s dead.”
“Oh, I’m so sorry.”
“It’s okay.”
[Silence.]

One odd thing about having parents who passed away at a (relatively) young age is how much you become a downer for the rest of your life when other people bring up parents as a topic. Not only is living through the loss itself a bummer, it also ta…