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Grief, Loss
February 17, 2019
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When a Parent Dies, Part of Your Heart Will Always Be Broken

I wish I could tell you it gets easier. I wish I could tell you this won’t hurt. I wish I could tell you that you are in control of the situation.…

Grief
February 15, 2019
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Grief Is So Hard. But If You’re Grieving, I’m Happy For You

Three and a half weeks ago on a Saturday morning, I sat sobbing in the bathroom, the heavy weight of grief having propelled by body down onto the…

Grief, Loss
February 14, 2019
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The Best People Are the Broken Ones

They have been broken down, ripped apart, lied to and cheated on. They have been battered and bruised, ripped apart and shamed and yet, somehow, they…

Grief, Loss
February 11, 2019
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I Took My Life, But Please Don’t Think I’m Selfish

Editor’s note: If you are experiencing any of the feelings described in this post, please reach out and accept help. You are loved, wanted, and…

Baby, Child, Grief
January 23, 2019
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To the Woman Who Called Me Sick For Talking About My Children Who Died

I’m used to being called names. I’m used to negative comments calling me fat, ugly and every name in between. That’s life as a television news…

Grief, Loss
January 19, 2019
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There is a Bridge in Heaven Where We Meet

This is a poem about a dream I had one night, where my boys, who both have passed this year, came and visited me. As I laid my weary head, the…

Loss, Motherhood
January 15, 2019
6 Minute Read

His Last New Word Was “Yellow”

When my daughter Katy died, she was 12 days old. It was 2011, and my pregnancy with her was so different from my first textbook perfect pregnancy.…

Grief
January 9, 2019
4 Minute Read

Dear Friend, I Need You Now

If there’s ever been a time when I’ve desperately needed the strength of others to carry me, it is now. If I’ve ever needed for…

Grief, Motherhood
January 2, 2019
2 Minute Read

Some of the Best Grandmas Live in Heaven

Some of the best grandmas live in Heaven. That’s what I have to tell my sons when they ask where Nana lives and if we can go to her house just once…

Grief
December 28, 2018
3 Minute Read

There’s No Wrong Way to Grieve

Death comes in so many shapes and sizes. Sometimes it’s quick and extraordinarily tragic circumstances. Sometimes it’s slow, painful, and drawn…