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Grief, Grown Children
November 21, 2021
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By B.R. Shenoy

I Wish My Father Were Still Here

Dear Papa, Where have you departed to? I can still feel your presence in every room of the house you…

Saying Goodbye To My College Child Never Gets Easier

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
November 18, 2021
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By Michelle Goering

Saying Goodbye To My College Child Never Gets Easier

“It’s sort of like having a little taste of war, here,” my son says on the way to the airport.…

I Hope My Grown Children Settle Close To Home

Grown Children, Motherhood
November 17, 2021
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By Laura Hanby Hudgens

I Hope My Grown Children Settle Close To Home

There’s no shortage of memes and articles on the Internet about how simultaneously heartbreaking and gratifying it is for parents…

My Toxic Mother Tears Me Down, But I Will Rise Above

Grown Children, Living, Motherhood
November 12, 2021
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By Her View From Home

My Toxic Mother Tears Me Down, But I Will Rise Above

Please find it in your heart to be both my mother and my friend. As I do with my own…

Grown Children, Motherhood
October 28, 2021
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By Kali Dawson

I Love Watching My Mom As a Grandma

I think my mom bought every baby outfit in the store, in every size and every color, when she found…

Sometimes a Blended Family Doesn’t Mix Well

Grown Children, Living
October 22, 2021
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By Her View From Home

Sometimes a Blended Family Doesn’t Mix Well

When my dad first started dating my soon-to-be stepmom, I was overjoyed. He had been so lonely and untrusting of…

Grief, Grown Children
October 5, 2021
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By Christie Lynn

I’m An Adult, But I Still Miss My Mom

I was considered an adult when my mom died. I was over 18 and no longer fit into the category…

Grief, Grown Children, Loss
September 30, 2021
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By Jennifer Bailey

Grandpa, It’s Hard To Say Goodbye

I get goosebumps when I think back to being a child and the house I spent so much of my…

Grown Children, Living
September 18, 2021
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By Summer Tocci

Why I Forgave My Toxic Father

Trigger warning: abuse My first awareness of your problem with drinking came from the blowout that ended with you going…

My Father-in-Law Fills the Dad-Shaped Hole in My Heart

Grief, Grown Children
September 16, 2021
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By Samantha Lyn Walljasper

My Father-in-Law Fills the Dad-Shaped Hole in My Heart

Being a “daddy’s girl” without a dad can definitely be as depressing as it sounds. I lost my dad almost…

Steve From Blue’s Clues Returns With a Video Message We Didn’t Know We Needed

Grown Children, Living
September 8, 2021
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By Carolyn Moore

Steve From Blue’s Clues Returns With a Video Message We Didn’t Know We Needed

Every afternoon, the mail seems to arrive at my house just as I'm pulling in the driveway with a carful…

Dementia is Stealing My Mother Away and I Miss Her So Much

Grief, Grown Children
September 8, 2021
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By Jennifer Ross

Dementia is Stealing My Mother Away and I Miss Her So Much

I miss my mom. The things I miss about her surprise me. I miss how easily she put an elaborate…

Grown Children

I Wish My Father Were Still Here

Saying Goodbye To My College Child Never Gets Easier

I Hope My Grown Children Settle Close To Home

My Toxic Mother Tears Me Down, But I Will Rise Above

I Love Watching My Mom As a Grandma

Sometimes a Blended Family Doesn’t Mix Well

I’m An Adult, But I Still Miss My Mom

Grandpa, It’s Hard To Say Goodbye

Why I Forgave My Toxic Father

My Father-in-Law Fills the Dad-Shaped Hole in My Heart

Steve From Blue’s Clues Returns With a Video Message We Didn’t Know We Needed

Dementia is Stealing My Mother Away and I Miss Her So Much

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