She wanted her mother to choose her. Then she became a mother herself and poured everything she had into that love. And then that relationship broke too. If you are grieving someone who is still alive — no funeral, no goodbye, just an absence that sits beside you every day — this one is for you. You are allowed to miss them. You are allowed to hope. But please, while you are loving someone from a distance, don't forget to take care of yourself too.