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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It has been two months and nine days since my mom passed away. The first several weeks were spent on…
Continue ReadingIt’s been 10 years since I last heard my mother’s voice. Ten years since I could pick up the phone…
Continue ReadingTo my boys, Only one of you got to meet my mom, your grandma, but Christopher, you were too young…
Continue ReadingEveryone has heard about the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Society often assumes the stages…
Continue ReadingI’m not ready. Not ready for time to just keep trudging forward without her. Four years have gone by, and…
Continue ReadingDid you know grief has a smell? To me, it smells like furniture stain and a fresh can of paint.…
Continue ReadingSitting at a McDonald’s table in Charleston, SC, I looked down at my ill-fitting shirt and shorts. Stress had taken…
Continue ReadingTo a girl, her mom is her first best friend. The person who teaches her what a woman should be.…
Continue ReadingLosing your mom will wreck you. It breaks you and changes you in ways you never could have imagined. You’ll…
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