Séamas O'Reilly: Writing of my mother's death recalibrated my grief

"My mother died when I was five, so the grief of it is not something I process every day, at least not consciously."

Séamas O'Reilly. Picture: Orfhlaith Whelan

My mother died 32 years ago this past Tuesday, so I was feeling contemplative and a bit weird for much of the day. I always do. I buffer a bit, wrestle with odd feelings, ring my dad.

I spend as much time wondering why I feel the way I do, as I do trying to feel better in some way.