If it is perfectly acceptable for a widow to disfigure herself or commit suicide to save face for her husband's family, why should a mother not be moved to extreme action by the loss of a child or children? We are their caretakers. We love them. We nurse them when they are sick. But no woman should live longer than her children. It is against the law of nature. If she does, why wouldn't she wish to leap from a cliff, hang from a branch, or swallow lye?.Lisa See
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There is a saying that "a mother is the last person on earth to raise her voice against another mother." Motherhood is sacred and no mother should be forced to go against her own deeply held beliefs for the sake of reputation. This woman is speaking out against those who would try to remove the children from her care before she has had a chance to mourn for them as she feels they should be. It is true that society does not always understand how mothers grieve, but they do understand that it is something that they should never do.
Source: Snow Flower And The Secret Fan
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