To My Dad Gone Too Soon: I Miss You
Dear Dad, Man, I miss you. It seems like just yesterday I was getting dressed up in my frilly dress…
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Dear Dad, Man, I miss you. It seems like just yesterday I was getting dressed up in my frilly dress…
Continue ReadingIt was a typical Thursday morning, but the gloomy clouds and drizzling rain poetically accompanied a nagging sadness that I…
Continue ReadingThe sound of my phone startled me as I started down a dirt path in search of momentary solitude. I…
Continue ReadingThat twinkle in your eye. It’s always been my favorite. It was the thing I looked to for approval, humor,…
Continue ReadingIn the winter of 1985, while I was halfway done growing in my mom's belly, my parents moved into a…
Continue ReadingA note to the dads who love their daughters: I can only imagine what you felt when you first heard…
Continue ReadingYou don't feel lucky to be in it. But, it is a club you have joined. Your dad died. Even…
Continue Reading“Mothers are their children’s safe place.” I hear this all the time. I feel this way about my mom, and…
Continue ReadingYou recently turned 21—a milestone age. Yes, at 18 you became an adult, but at 21 you now have full…
Continue ReadingDear out-of-town grandparent, I see you in your house over there. Too far for me to see, but familiar enough…
Continue ReadingDear mama, I understand how hard this is for you, as much as one bereaved mother can relate to another.…
Continue ReadingMany people admit to having difficulty establishing and maintaining relationships with their in-laws, however having a toxic mother-in-law can be…
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