“Death is a taboo topic … and grief doesn’t have a timeline or an end point,” Wollner tells TODAY.com. “We’ll always grieve our mom and we believe this is how she’d want us to cope.”
“There’s no right or wrong way to grieve,” adds Riggins. “People may feel judged to laugh during grief but it doesn’t mean you aren’t sad or don’t miss that person … we have to navigate this with humor because we have no other choice.”
Karen, whose nickname was “Kare,” was a single mom who loved her daughters dearly. They remember her teaching them how to mow lawns and shovel snow while also braiding their hair and taking them shopping.
“She always had a comeback and she loved to poke fun at herself,” Sara told TODAY.com.
“We lost our dad when we were little so it was us girls against the world,” Katie tells TODAY.com. “When something bad happened, Karen would say, ‘Let’s laugh about it and keep it moving.’ Our family motto was, ‘We are women, hear us roar.'”
After their first video went viral, the sisters came back with more in a TikTok series they’re calling “Konfessions to Kare.”
@sarawollner Part 2: Konfessions to Kare #griefjourney #parentloss #trending #viral #deadmomconfessions #fyp #fypシ #foryoupage #sibling #siblinghumor #sisters #confessions ♬ original sound – Sara Lauren
And by popular demand, one of the subsequent videos brought in their older sister Megan. One of the videos focused solely on all of the things Katie and Sara have called Megan about since their mom died, because they can’t call their mom. Topics included, “is this really expired?” And “Should I actually call out of work because I’m sick, or am I just nervous?”
@sarawollner Part 3 of Konfessions to Kare ft. the long awaited arrival of the missing sister #confessionstoourmom #sisters #viral #trending #humor #siblinghumor #funny #fypシ #fypage #fypage #viraltiktok ♬ original sound – Sara Lauren
“Sitting in a hospice house with my mom, who is hours away from death, laughing so hard. Thank you,” one user wrote.
“As a mom, I can’t tell you how happy it makes me to think of my girls grown up laughing together like this one day,” wrote another.
The sisters say they plan on recording an ongoing grief series on TikTok.
