Control Quote by Wes Moore

My mom died when I was 22. My stepfather, who I loved like a father, pretty quickly got involved with another woman. Suddenly there…

— Cheryl Strayed

My father passed away when I was pretty young. I was 7 years old, and I think when that happens, there are a variety…

— Barrett Wilbert Weed

As a child I had dealt with a lot of loss and grief. I was constantly losing my parents, losing my home, constantly moving…

— Erin Gray

Losing my mother at such an early age is the scar of my soul. But I feel like it ultimately made me into the…

— Mariska Hargitay

And after my mother's death I became more open to and empathetic about other people's struggles and losses.

— Meghan O'Rourke

Obviously, at this age, I've lost people in my life. But with a parent, it's just different. I was very attached to my father…

— Carol Leifer

My mother had a life-altering stroke when I was nineteen and she died when I was twenty-three. I'm now older than my mother when…

— Victoria Redel

When I lost my father, I thought I learned about grief and transition. However, nobody tells you what it's like to lose your mother.…

— Sandra Cisneros

Losing my mom at such a young age had a profound effect on my life.

— Molly Shannon

My mother died when I was two years old; that's why I have so many daddy issues. And that's why my relationship with my…

— Diego Luna

My father died when I was 9 years old. The miserable condition of my family at that time is beyond description. My family, solitary…

— Chiang Kai-shek

I had known a couple of people who had died, but the loss of my mother contained something of the profoundly unknowable.

— Andrew Solomon