The youngest child of the late country star penned an emotional essay ahead of her first Mother’s Day without her mom.
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“My mama was a legend. She was an artist and a storyteller, but she had to fight like hell to overcome the hand she was dealt, to earn her place in history,” Judd shared. “She shouldn’t have had to fight that hard to share her gifts with the world.” She finished her essay on a touching note, writing that on Mother’s Day on Sunday, she will still continue to honor her mother, and encourages those who can to do the same.Naomi Judd and Ashley Judd attend the screening of the film"The Identical" on day 11 of the 2014 Nashville Film Festival at Regal Green Hills on April 26, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee.
"Honor her for more than her labor and sacrifice," she wrote."Honor her for her talents and dreams. Honor her by demanding a world where motherhood, everywhere, is safe, healthy – and chosen." The matriarch of the Judd family passed away one day before The Judds were to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Per the
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