Parentless Club<\/a> has turned what can be a challenging day for those who\u2019ve lost their moms, into what they call The Pity Party You\u2019ll Actually Want to Go To.<\/p>\nEvents include crafts, food, drinks and most of all, support from others who understand loss and the complicated relationship with Mother\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n
\u201cI still wanted to continue to commemorate my mom and even celebrate my mom on Mother\u2019s Day but I didn\u2019t have a space to do it,\u201d says Parentless Club co-founder Amanda Katz. \u201cSo rather than sitting around and wait(ing) for something to happen, I created this event.\u201d<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\tThe inaugural Motherless Day event was held in Winnipeg May 10. It was born in Toronto in 2024 and has taken root in Vancouver too for those honoring and celebrating their late mothers.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n
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Motherless Day began in Toronto three years ago. Katrina Zborowsky, who lost her mom in a cycling accident in 2020, dreaded the day and happened to be in Toronto for a bachelorette party when she heard about the event.<\/p>\n
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\u201cFriends convinced me to go and pretty much walked me to the venue and said \u201cIf it\u2019s not your space, we\u2019ll come pick you up don\u2019t worry,’\u201d Zborowsky says.<\/p>\n
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But it was her space. She attended the following year too and this year, brought the event in Winnipeg.<\/p>\n
\u201cIts a place to mingle and have laughter and levity on a day that can kind of be tough for us,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
The hope is to see the idea continue to grow to support those who mark the day differently than those who can still celebrate the day with their mothers.<\/p>\n
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