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As a Funeral Director and a Mom, I Want My Kids To Learn To Grieve

Grief
January 17, 2026
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By Kora Michaud

As a Funeral Director and a Mom, I Want My Kids To Learn To Grieve

The rhythm of childhood for my children has always moved to a different tempo. While other kids grew up to…

Grief, Loss
July 2, 2024
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3 Minute Read

By Linda Ross

My Father Didn’t Want a Funeral

I found another stage, or maybe it’s a phase of and in grief. It’s the silence. Grief has an unspoken…

Grief, Loss
April 26, 2024
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7 Minute Read

By Brittany Kelly

A Funeral, a Baby, and Whispers of Love

I woke up and saw a missed call from the hospital. I called her room, no answer. I called the…

My Sister Was Killed by a Drunk Driver and Her Loss Left a Gaping Hole

Grief, Loss
September 27, 2023
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3 Minute Read

By Brenda Richard

My Sister Was Killed by a Drunk Driver and Her Loss Left a Gaping Hole

Dark clouds hang over my hometown. I am reminded of my mother's death many years ago. I lived in foster…

Grief, Living, Loss
September 2, 2023
4.0K Views
4 Minute Read

By Carol Moore

Make Every Day a Celebration of Life

I have been invited to four celebrations of life in the last four months. Each one of these lives, from…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
May 24, 2023
3K Views
2 Minute Read

By Stefanie Kraus

It’s the Flower Food Packet that Hurts

It's the flower food packet that gets you. That little plastic packet with the powder that keeps your flowers alive…

Grief, Loss
July 13, 2022
11.7K Views
5 Minute Read

By Natasha Carlow

On the Day of Your Mother’s Funeral

On the day of your mother’s funeral, you will wake up and it will feel like any other day until…

Grief, Loss
October 13, 2021
7.8K Views
7 Minute Read

By Katherine Ward

You’re Gone, and My Heart is Broken

I didn’t ask for this. But then again, I guess no one really does. I miss you. I love you.…

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

Grief
September 26, 2020
5K Views
6 Minute Read

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…

When the World Didn’t Give Us a Choice, We Grieved Differently

Grief, Living
August 7, 2020
3.4K Views
6 Minute Read

By Brigitte Shular

When the World Didn’t Give Us a Choice, We Grieved Differently

The week before the world shut down, my mother-in-law received news that her cancer had spread to her lungs. She…

Grief
May 21, 2020
4K Views
7 Minute Read

By Meghan Riordan Jarvis

A Funeral Luncheon For 120

There were lots of things I didn’t help with when my dad died in June of 2017. I have acute…

Grief
March 21, 2020
3.1K Views
3 Minute Read

By Lauren Dykovitz

I’m Worried My Mom Won’t Have a Funeral

These are uncertain times. And I don’t just mean because of the pandemic. My mom is currently dying from Alzheimer’s…

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As a Funeral Director and a Mom, I Want My Kids To Learn To Grieve

My Father Didn’t Want a Funeral

A Funeral, a Baby, and Whispers of Love

My Sister Was Killed by a Drunk Driver and Her Loss Left a Gaping Hole

Make Every Day a Celebration of Life

It’s the Flower Food Packet that Hurts

On the Day of Your Mother’s Funeral

You’re Gone, and My Heart is Broken

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

When the World Didn’t Give Us a Choice, We Grieved Differently

A Funeral Luncheon For 120

I’m Worried My Mom Won’t Have a Funeral

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