Sometimes Letting Go of Uninvolved Family Is the Only Way Forward
As I was scrolling through my Timehop, I came across a picture. That picture was of my mother and my…
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As I was scrolling through my Timehop, I came across a picture. That picture was of my mother and my…
Continue ReadingThis past weekend, I learned that my estranged grandmother died. It had been a few years since I had spoken…
Continue ReadingTwo and a half years ago, with tears in my eyes, an ache in my heart, and an eight-month pregnant…
Continue ReadingI was 13 when Princess Diana died. The entire world followed the tragic story playing out across the pond, shocked…
Continue ReadingIt’s a weird thing, mourning the living. It’s like your brain just can’t quite wrap itself around the process the…
Continue ReadingYou hear a lot about being mothered during your mothering season . . . Calling your mom throughout the day…
Continue ReadingI don’t have a father, and it’s completely fine. It really, really is. It’s taken me 40 years to say…
Continue ReadingOur culture says that mothers are nurturing and caring. They love you no matter what. They are always there for…
Continue ReadingI’m living smack in the middle of a generational sandwich. If you haven’t heard the term before, “sandwich generation” refers…
Continue ReadingI cut off my brother a few months ago. Easter Sunday, to be exact. It wasn’t something I wanted to…
Continue ReadingIt’s OK to grieve your absent parents while they’re still alive. I see so many articles or well-meaning posts from…
Continue ReadingHallmark movies always give a happy ending after a complicated story. But what do you do when you don’t get…
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