The Dead Moms Club
When my mom died, I was told that I'd joined a club. It’s one we'll all be a part of one day—some of us just join a little early.
The Dead Moms Club is a space where people “in the club” can connect in-person and virtually through events, storytelling, and more.
Below, you’ll find resources to help you feel held and cared for during Mother’s Day 2022.
THE DEAD MOMS CLUB Lapel Pins
I created these Dead Moms Club lapel pins for others in The Club to commemorate, commiserate, and celebrate their dead moms.
These pins are for everyone. People of all ages, all genders, all backgrounds. People at all stages of their grief—fresh or deep into their journey. A friend, a family member, and maybe even your own mother. And most importantly, they’re for anytime of the year. Mother’s Day is hard as hell, but so are the holidays, birthdays, and that random ol’ Tuesday when you’re just trying to get through it.
We all have different beliefs about where our mom goes after she dies — the heavens, the ground, in a box on our bookshelf. But this design was inspired by what I'd consider to be some of the hardest moments in grieving: when your questions, the universe, and your loss feels too big. In those moments it's easy to feel alone, but then I remember that those of us in The Club are in it together.
25x25mm; black & silver enamel pin w/clasp back
$20.00 USD
(Original artwork by Evan Papageorgiou)
After funerals end, gifted flowers fade quickly and die (as if the first death wasn't enough). This pin was inspired by the need for a floral token of remembrance that would keep its colour long past Mother's Day and the birthday anniversaries we might not buy bouquets on anymore.
39x25mm; red, green, black & copper enamel pin w/double clasp back
$20.00 USD
(Original artwork by Evan Papageorgiou)