It hurts no less.

Three years ago, this happened:

Woman killed in wreck on Tarpon Springs Road

And three years later, it still hurts. She wasn't just a woman, she was my blood-mother. No matter what our relationship was, she was the woman who gave birth to me. And it hurts like nothing else to know that she is gone from this world.

My mother in an undated photo.

So today, no matter how crappy your day seems, remember that someone else is hurting too and try to be kind. Please.