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Lauren Flake

Lauren Flake is a wife, mom to two girls, watercolor artist, seventh generation Texan, and early onset Alzheimer's daughter. She is the author and co-illustrator of two award-winning children's books for grieving preschoolers, Where Did My Sweet Grandma Go? and Where Did My Sweet Grandpa Go?: A Preschooler's Guide to Losing a Loved One. She loves green tea, dark chocolate, and collecting all things turquoise.

I’ll Always Need My Mother but She Left Me Way Too Soon

I’ll Always Need My Mother but She Left Me Way Too Soon

Grief
July 27, 2022
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By Lauren Flake

I’ll Always Need My Mother but She Left Me Way Too Soon

I married my college sweetheart over a decade ago. I want to ask my mom about marriage. I want to…

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I Feel My Mother Everywhere Even Though She’s Gone

I Feel My Mother Everywhere Even Though She’s Gone

Grief, Living
March 12, 2022
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2 Minute Read

By Lauren Flake

I Feel My Mother Everywhere Even Though She’s Gone

My mother left her mark on everything she touched before she died. She’s been gone for almost a decade. Early-onset…

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Homeschool Might Be Just What We Need

Kids, Motherhood
March 26, 2020
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By Lauren Flake

Homeschool Might Be Just What We Need

I'm sad. The denial and bargaining has worn off, and the grief has set in. This pandemic quarantine is depressing.…

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I’m the Kind of Friend Who Will Love You All the Way

Friendship
January 20, 2020
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By Lauren Flake

I’m the Kind of Friend Who Will Love You All the Way

You know that carefree friend you have who’s always smiling and always makes people laugh even when she’s having a…

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If Your Heart is Hurting This Christmas

Grief
December 11, 2019
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2 Minute Read

By Lauren Flake

If Your Heart is Hurting This Christmas

Maybe this is your first Christmas since you’ve lost a parent. Maybe someone close to you is sick, dying or…

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5 Things That Happen When Your Mom Dies

Grief, Loss
August 19, 2019
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By Lauren Flake

5 Things That Happen When Your Mom Dies

It seems as though I’m in good company in the Motherless Daughters Club these days. While it’s hard to watch…

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Dear Weary Mama, Stop Treating Your Kids Better Than Yourself

Kids, Motherhood
May 31, 2019
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4 Minute Read

By Lauren Flake

Dear Weary Mama, Stop Treating Your Kids Better Than Yourself

I see you, mama, up at 6 a.m. to wash the soccer socks and find the shin guards that you…

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