Mom will always be Mom, even if her head is missing at the moment. She somehow sensed that her daughter was down, and tried to comfort her as best she could at the moment. 
Thanks to ElithaStock for the original photo. It was part of a series that had been requested by another deviant, and I remember asking awhile back and being told that it was OK to use them since they were posted (at the time I saved the photo -- it's not there now...)