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Living, Loss
December 2, 2019
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By Lisa Leshaw

I Am With You Always. Love, Dad.

One minute, I was a 31-year-old part-time music teacher. The next, I turned into one of my Pre-K students, sobbing…

Grief, Loss
December 1, 2019
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By Christie Lynn

I Will Love You To Heaven and Back

I really never thought the day would come I would have to live without you. I definitely didn’t think the…

Be Kind to the Broken-Hearted this Holiday Season—They’re Doing the Best They Can

Grief, Loss
November 26, 2019
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By John Polo

Be Kind to the Broken-Hearted this Holiday Season—They’re Doing the Best They Can

Dear society, Please be kind to those with broken hearts this holiday season. Please understand that they are doing the…

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

Grief, Loss
November 19, 2019
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By Her View From Home

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…

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

Grief, Loss
November 11, 2019
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By Daphne Bach Greer

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…

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

Grief, Loss
November 2, 2019
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By Tiffany Nardoni

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,…

Grief, Loss
October 28, 2019
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By Tori Wells

I Couldn’t Look at My Baby’s Face

I couldn’t look at your face, my son. And now it’s too late. I’m sorry. I waited too long, and…

Grief, Loss
October 26, 2019
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By Krissie Lain Garland

Loving a Person With Mental Illness

Editor's note: this post discusses suicide. Normal is a goal we always seemed to reach for. It was something we…

Whether We’re Happy or Not, We Give Thanks

Faith, Loss
October 24, 2019
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By Katie Faris

Whether We’re Happy or Not, We Give Thanks

An aftershock of grief hit me with full force last Thanksgiving. Preparing to go to my parents’ house for a…

Grief, Loss
October 24, 2019
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By Jenny Albers

To the Mama Who Just Lost Her Baby

To the mama who just lost her baby, It won't always be this way. You won't always find yourself crumpled…

Baby, Loss, Motherhood
October 21, 2019
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By Kimberly Keys

Dear Friend Waiting For a Baby

Dear waiting friend, Whether you are single and waiting for the right guy to marry and start a family with,…

Faith, Grief, Loss
October 16, 2019
4K Views
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By Daphne Bach Greer

Dear Grieving Mama, He Sees You

On those moments when you can’t get out of bed. When the pain is so sharp this new life can’t…

Death of a Parent

I Am With You Always. Love, Dad.

I Will Love You To Heaven and Back

Be Kind to the Broken-Hearted this Holiday Season—They’re Doing the Best They Can

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

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

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

I Couldn’t Look at My Baby’s Face

Loving a Person With Mental Illness

Whether We’re Happy or Not, We Give Thanks

To the Mama Who Just Lost Her Baby

Dear Friend Waiting For a Baby

Dear Grieving Mama, He Sees You

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So God Made a Mother