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Moments Become Memories When You’ve Lost a Parent

Grief, Grown Children, Loss
April 10, 2022
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By Lori Jarrett

Moments Become Memories When You’ve Lost a Parent

Last weekend, we celebrated my mother-in-law's 80th birthday. It was a joyous occasion honoring a remarkable woman. It was also…

Grief, Grown Children, Motherhood
February 3, 2022
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By Liz Newman

Grieving the Loss of a Parent Hurts

It’s been almost a year since I said goodbye to my dad. Life split at the seams that day and…

Grief
November 4, 2021
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By Sherry Parnell

I Don’t Want To Let My Mother Go

For many, they see a hand, wrinkled and old, limp and lying still. For me, I see the hand that…

I Should Have Said I Love You…But I Know He Knew

Grief
October 28, 2021
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By Sydney Kane

I Should Have Said I Love You…But I Know He Knew

I should have said I love you . . . well, the wonderful thing is, they already knew that. There…

PTSD Claimed My First Responder Father and I’ll Never Stop Missing Him

Grief, Loss
August 17, 2021
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By Hannah Knox

PTSD Claimed My First Responder Father and I’ll Never Stop Missing Him

As an adult, you come to the realization that your parents won’t live forever. You hope they will be around…

Grief
June 18, 2021
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By Zeel Patel

To the Dad Who Inspires Us All

Up until this year, Father’s Day was a holiday just like Mother’s Day to me. I never used to question…

My Dad’s Sudden Death Shattered My Heart

Grief, Loss
January 6, 2021
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By Chelsey McCarthy

My Dad’s Sudden Death Shattered My Heart

My dad is dead. I’ve repeated these words to myself hundreds of times in the days since his passing, but…

I’ll Always Miss My Dad, But I Hear From Him Every Christmas

Fatherhood, Tough Times
November 16, 2020
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By Whitney Fleming

I’ll Always Miss My Dad, But I Hear From Him Every Christmas

I picked up the phone to call my dad the other day. I was thinking about my car insurance bill,…

Grief, Loss
September 29, 2020
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By Chelsea Ohlemiller

One Day I Smiled Again

I remember thinking I’d never laugh again. I remember thinking I’d never smile again or breathe without heartbreak and pain. …

Alzheimer’s Took My Mother’s Life. A Pandemic Stole Her Funeral.

Grief
September 26, 2020
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By Lauren Dykovitz

Alzheimer’s Took My Mother’s Life. A Pandemic Stole Her Funeral.

If you were only allowed to have ten people at your mother’s funeral, who would you pick? How would you…

I Lost My Mom and I Couldn’t Say Goodbye

Grief
September 21, 2020
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By Jennifer Vail

I Lost My Mom and I Couldn’t Say Goodbye

The world as we know it has changed. Masks are the norm, contact is not. Businesses are closing, restaurants are…

Grief
September 10, 2020
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By Her View From Home

What Will Life Be Like Without My Dad?

“How are you doing?” friends ask with sympathy in their eyes. I give a standard reply because I don’t even…

death of a parent

Moments Become Memories When You’ve Lost a Parent

Grieving the Loss of a Parent Hurts

I Don’t Want To Let My Mother Go

I Should Have Said I Love You…But I Know He Knew

PTSD Claimed My First Responder Father and I’ll Never Stop Missing Him

To the Dad Who Inspires Us All

My Dad’s Sudden Death Shattered My Heart

I’ll Always Miss My Dad, But I Hear From Him Every Christmas

One Day I Smiled Again

Alzheimer’s Took My Mother’s Life. A Pandemic Stole Her Funeral.

I Lost My Mom and I Couldn’t Say Goodbye

What Will Life Be Like Without My Dad?

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