By Liz Curtis Faria Raising Kids Without My Mom is So Much Harder Than I Expected
It’s a long winter afternoon, and I have nowhere to be. I bundle up and, despite the hassle of going…
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By Lauren Dykovitz You Can’t Outrun the Grief of Losing a Parent
I’ve been thinking a lot about death lately. Death and grief and the impending doom of losing my mom. (Yeah,…
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My Mom May Be Dying, But She Will Never Leave Me
I will never know what it’s like to see my mom’s car pull up to my house. I will never…
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By Tricia Arthur I Am the Keeper of My Mother’s Legacy
My 4-year-old was recently trying to grasp why daddy had produced her a grandma but mommy hadn’t. We were in…
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By Zina Harrington 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…
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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…
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By Chelsea Ohlemiller Dear Friend, I Will Be Here When Grief Comes Knocking
Thank you for your love and your support. I see you and it means a lot. Your efforts to help…
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By Laura Bower To Those Who Know the Bitter Hurt of Losing a Parent
To the young adults out there who have lost parents, this one is for you. You experienced a great loss…
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By Hannah Angstadt-Gunning How Cancer Taught Me To Pray
My mom was told she had breast cancer five years ago. Actually, I was told, because I answered her phone…
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