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You Were Supposed to be Here, but You’re in Heaven Now

It hits me at the most random times, like now, as I sip my coffee and watch the kids play in the living room. They hop from cushion to cushion,…

My mom passed away several years ago. I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what I would say if I had the chance to have just one more…

I’m the friend with the dead mom. I’m the one in the group who doesn’t have new memories to share about her, the one that won’t be posting…

This is my third Christmas without my dad. One less stocking to hang, one less present to purchase, one less person to kiss under the mistletoe.…

Parenting a 4-year-old is hard for many reasons. They can’t reliably use the bathroom. They often wake up at night. They won’t take naps except…

There is always a look of complete terror on people’s faces when they ask me about my dad and I have to tell them he passed away. The conversation…

Years had been spent trying to tell my father that he needed help. He and his wife had separated, gotten back together, and separated again. His…

I’m still grieving. Yes, still. I made it until almost lunchtime today before I was forced stop, and consciously think about it. My…

To the young adults out there who have lost parents, this one is for you. You experienced a great loss and you’re still so young with so much…

“Your mother’s gone,” my dad said as he walked into our apartment. Those words still haunt me, even 19 years later. My mother’s death…