I was missing my mom yesterday, perhaps a side effect of all the beautiful Facebook comments you left for me about my essay, “My Mom Died 12 Years Ago. Here’s How My Pregnancy Brought Her Back to Me.” 

So I did what I often do. Made a favorite meal my mom used to make for just the two of us: onions & eggs scramble with slices of cucumber on the side. Just as my dad and brother never liked it, neither does my husband, so it’s still something that’s just ours, hers and mine. I kind of like that.

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