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Grief
November 21, 2019
3 Minute Read

Did My Mom Know How Much I Loved Her?

She’s gone. You ache for her, but you will no longer be blessed by her presence. She’s dead, and a piece of you is dead, too. She slipped away…

Grief
November 20, 2019
3 Minute Read

No Amount of Time Will Fix the Fact That My Mom Isn’t Here

Tomorrow is going to be seven years since my mom has been gone. Saying that out loud seems so surreal sometimes. How can it be that seven years can…

Grief
November 20, 2019
2 Minute Read

I Am the Mom Who Couldn’t Protect Her Daughter

Editor’s Note: This post discusses sexual abuse I am the mom. I am the mom who thought she could keep her daughter safe. I am the mom whose…

Grief, Loss
November 19, 2019
8 Minute Read

The Pain of Pregnancy Loss Has Made Me Who I Am Today

My husband called me the Baby Whisperer. Not because I could talk to babies, but because whenever my friends found out that they were pregnant, they…

Grief, Grown Children
November 18, 2019
4 Minute Read

I Didn’t Expect To Be Mothering My Mother

It’s a bizarre thing to mother your mother. I constantly worry if she is sad, if she feels lonely, and if she will reach out if her heart aches…

Grief
November 12, 2019
9 Minute Read

Dear Mom, You’re Gone So a Part of Me is, Too

On April 25, 2018, my world imploded and I’m still living in the aftershock. Every day since has felt like blindly wandering through ash and…

Grief
November 11, 2019
3 Minute Read

I Miss My Mom’s Laugh the Most

I was 25 when my mom passed away from metastatic breast cancer. Watching her slowly slip away right before my eyes is the hardest thing I’ve…

Grief, Loss
November 11, 2019
5 Minute Read

5 Years, 7 Months, and 19 Days Just Weren’t Long Enough With You

I woke up this morning and sat up on my bed, legs dangling towards the floor. The heaviness of my eyes was overwhelming. I was exhausted, yet weirdly…

Grief
November 7, 2019
6 Minute Read

Sackcloth and Ashes: When Grief is Messy

EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS POST DISCUSSES SUICIDE I didn’t truly understand the intensity of grief until I lost my husband, Eric. Head knowledge and…

Grief, Loss
November 2, 2019
4 Minute Read

Dear Friend: I’m Still Grieving—This is What I Need From You

This isn’t just for grieving moms, this one’s for dads, too. And sisters and aunts and uncles and grandparents. Friends, this one is for…

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