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Grief, Grown Children, Loss
June 16, 2019
2 Minute Read

To the Fatherless on Father’s Day

You don’t feel lucky to be in it. But, it is a club you have joined. Your dad died. Even worse, when you were young. And so was he. For those…

Grief, Loss
June 15, 2019
5 Minute Read

I Know What it Feels Like to Want to Die

Let me start this post by saying, I am not suicidal; I have never been suicidal. I do, however, know what is feels like to want to die. Which is…

Grief, Loss
June 14, 2019
3 Minute Read

My Mom Should be Here

I’ve done a lot of healing since my mom died. There are a lot of things I have made peace with which have aided in my grief. However, I am human…

Faith, Grief, Grown Children, Motherhood
June 12, 2019
5 Minute Read

To the Grieving Mother: You Did Everything You Could

Dear mama, I understand how hard this is for you, as much as one bereaved mother can relate to another. I know your walls are up and your heart is…

Faith, Grief, Loss
June 10, 2019
4 Minute Read

He Couldn’t Fix This

I can see it in his eyes, I can hear it in his voice the pain, the hurt all the things because he could not fix it. He is the dad, the husband the…

Friendship, Grief
June 9, 2019
12 Minute Read

Finding—and Losing—My Best Friend

I was sitting on the curb at the end of my grandma and grandpa’s driveway. Shoulders stooped, my head resting in my hands, wondering how I ended up…

Grief, Loss
June 8, 2019
3 Minute Read

Dear Abby, You Got it All Wrong

Oh, Abby. I saw your column today—the one where you gave advice to Crystal in Nevada. She wrote to you asking how to cope with her aunt who had a…

Child, Grief, News
June 7, 2019
5 Minute Read

Granger Smith’s Loss and What Parents Need to Know About Drowning

Every time I see it on a parenting website, my heart drops: another child lost to drowning. I know the drowning posts are everywhere all summer long,…

Grief, Loss
June 7, 2019
3 Minute Read

He Still Has Her Cup

He saved her cup. It’s been nearly 20 years, but he still has her cup. That’s hard to say, and even harder to think about. But it’s…

Grief, Grown Children
June 7, 2019
3 Minute Read

My Parents Are Aging and I Worry

I woke suddenly in the wee hours of the morning, unsure if it was the pounding thunder that had startled me awake or the pounding of my heart. I sat…

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