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.…
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“It’s sort of like having a little taste of war, here,” my son says on the way to the airport.…
Continue ReadingThere’s no shortage of memes and articles on the Internet about how simultaneously heartbreaking and gratifying it is for parents…
Continue ReadingPlease find it in your heart to be both my mother and my friend. As I do with my own…
Continue ReadingI think my mom bought every baby outfit in the store, in every size and every color, when she found…
Continue ReadingWhen my dad first started dating my soon-to-be stepmom, I was overjoyed. He had been so lonely and untrusting of…
Continue ReadingI was considered an adult when my mom died. I was over 18 and no longer fit into the category…
Continue ReadingI get goosebumps when I think back to being a child and the house I spent so much of my…
Continue ReadingTrigger warning: abuse My first awareness of your problem with drinking came from the blowout that ended with you going…
Continue ReadingBeing a “daddy’s girl” without a dad can definitely be as depressing as it sounds. I lost my dad almost…
Continue ReadingEvery afternoon, the mail seems to arrive at my house just as I'm pulling in the driveway with a carful…
Continue ReadingI miss my mom. The things I miss about her surprise me. I miss how easily she put an elaborate…
Continue ReadingDear Daddy, It’s impossible to believe as of July, I've have lived exactly two-thirds of my life without you here…
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