By Courtney Dercqu My Parents Will Never See This Face
You’ve had that moment, right? That moment when you don’t recognize the woman standing in front of you. Her hair…
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By Rhonda Chiger When I Look In the Mirror, I See My Mother
Recently, whenever I look in the mirror, I see a strong resemblance to my mother. People always said I looked…
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I Lost My Daughter on Mother’s Day: 3 Truths I’m Believing Today
Editor's note: This post discusses child loss Child loss changes Mother's Day. My 19-month-old, Julia, died suddenly on Mother’s Day…
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What No One Tells You about Losing a Sibling
Nobody tells you that when you lose a sibling, your entire childhood flashes before your eyes. There’s no better witness…
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By Kathy Wetsell The Legacy Our Mothers Leave Is In the Details
It has been two months and nine days since my mom passed away. The first several weeks were spent on…
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By Kristyna Moore Nobody Prepares You for Losing a Parent
Nobody prepares you for the loss of a parent. How could they? How do you explain the surreal feeling of…
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Love Never Leaves
“They’ve found a spot on your daddy’s pancreas.” The tearful words my mama said to me on that Monday. Words…
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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…
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By Elizabeth Pershing To the Widow Tired of being Strong
Intellectually, I understand the compliment given to me more times than I can count: "You are so strong." My first…
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The Empty Chair
The holidays are fun. And hard. I always feel so blessed. And also so empty at times. Each aspect of…
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By Kelsey Scism Grieving through the Holidays Is Like Running a Marathon on a Sprained Ankle
I don’t remember much about my daughter’s first Christmas. I was 24, my daughter was nearly a year, and my…
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Youth Hockey Has Given Us Bonus Family
An open letter to youth hockey: The tape is still wet on the stick of my second-year bantam who ended…
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