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Kids, Motherhood
September 10, 2019
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44 is Too Young For a Mother to Die

We sat watching the line of kids—and our daughters’ chubby little fingers—“play” the piano. My friend smiled affectionately at the group…

Grief, Loss
August 25, 2019
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Please Don’t Leave Me Alone With My Grief

Cards. Meals. Visits. Gifts. Day after day these things arrived at my door right after my husband died leaving me with a newborn and twin toddlers. I…

Grief
August 22, 2019
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To the Friend Who Just Lost a Parent: You’ll Never Get Over This, But You Will Get Through It

To the friend who just lost a parent: I see you there, sunglasses pulled down over your eyes covering the emotion that leaks from behind them. I ask…

Grief, Kids
July 21, 2019
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We Won’t Conquer Grief, But We Will Learn to Live With it

The second day of summer break started out as a typical day. Sunny skies, which meant a walk around the neighborhood. Usually, these walks involve…

Grief
July 13, 2019
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I’ll Always Be a Little Broken Without My Sister

Twenty years ago, you left. The human on this earth who could see all of me and nod in understanding. My person, my sister, from whom there were no…

Grief
July 7, 2019
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My Kids May Never Meet You, But I Promise They Will Know You

There is a picture of you getting ready to go to your senior prom and holding me as a baby. You were all dressed in your tux and I was about four…

Friendship, Grief
June 9, 2019
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12 Minute Read

Finding—and Losing—My Best Friend

I was sitting on the curb at the end of my grandma and grandpa’s driveway. Shoulders stooped, my head resting in my hands, wondering how I ended up…

Grief, Loss
June 7, 2019
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3 Minute Read

He Still Has Her Cup

He saved her cup. It’s been nearly 20 years, but he still has her cup. That’s hard to say, and even harder to think about. But it’s…

Grief, Grown Children
June 7, 2019
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My Parents Are Aging and I Worry

I woke suddenly in the wee hours of the morning, unsure if it was the pounding thunder that had startled me awake or the pounding of my heart. I sat…

Grief, Grown Children, Loss
April 29, 2019
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8 Minute Read

There’s a Mom-Shaped Hole in My Heart Since You Left This Life

The loss of a parent creates a void that is indescribable. These first 12 months without my Mom have made me realize how I’ve…

death

44 is Too Young For a Mother to Die

Please Don’t Leave Me Alone With My Grief

To the Friend Who Just Lost a Parent: You’ll Never Get Over This, But You Will Get Through It

We Won’t Conquer Grief, But We Will Learn to Live With it

I’ll Always Be a Little Broken Without My Sister

My Kids May Never Meet You, But I Promise They Will Know You

Finding—and Losing—My Best Friend

He Still Has Her Cup

My Parents Are Aging and I Worry

There’s a Mom-Shaped Hole in My Heart Since You Left This Life

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