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Growing Slowly around the Grief of Losing Your Mom

Grief, Loss
February 16, 2024
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By Isabella Carter

Growing Slowly around the Grief of Losing Your Mom

Everyone has heard about the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Society often assumes the stages…

My Mom Was My Best Friend and Her Death Left a Hole

Grief, Loss
January 6, 2024
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By Sara Hand

My Mom Was My Best Friend and Her Death Left a Hole

Since my mom died almost two years ago, my life has mostly been defined by the word "loneliness." However, in…

Grief, Loss
November 27, 2023
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By Emily Hoban

I’m Not Ready for Life Without My Mom

I’m not ready. Not ready for time to just keep trudging forward without her. Four years have gone by, and…

Grief, Loss
November 22, 2023
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By Cari Resnick

Since She Left

It’s been 14 years since she left. It’s like a lifetime ago and yesterday at the same time. The loss…

Faith, Grief, Loss
November 16, 2023
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By Sarah Golden

I Was There to Walk My Mother to Heaven

I prayed to see my momma die. Please don’t click away yet or judge me harshly after five seconds. I…

My Dad Remarried after My Mom Died, and as a Daughter It’s Bittersweet

Grief, Grown Children, Loss
October 29, 2023
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By Jessica Dickenson

My Dad Remarried after My Mom Died, and as a Daughter It’s Bittersweet

My dad ran off with a woman from California. When you put it like that, it sounds salacious and a…

I Long for My Mom’s Advice in This Stage of Life

Grief
October 24, 2023
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2 Minute Read

By Christie Lynn

I Long for My Mom’s Advice in This Stage of Life

The other day someone asked me how my grief has changed over the years since losing a parent at such…

My Mom Was My Best Friend and Now that She’s Gone, I’m Lonely

Grief, Loss
October 1, 2023
11.3K Views
4 Minute Read

By Sara Hand

My Mom Was My Best Friend and Now that She’s Gone, I’m Lonely

I have always struggled to make and keep friends. This struggle has only become more pronounced in adulthood as everyone…

Just For a Moment, I Thought I Saw You Again

Grief, Loss
September 22, 2023
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By Vicki Bahr

Just For a Moment, I Thought I Saw You Again

I was on my way to the dollar store as they were opening, still flush with excitement that I had…

Grief, Loss
August 13, 2023
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6 Minute Read

By Sarah Golden

Instead of My Momma, I Have Grief

Did you know grief has a smell? To me, it smells like furniture stain and a fresh can of paint.…

A Motherless Daughter Is Never Quite Whole Again

Grief, Loss
July 6, 2023
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3 Minute Read

By Daniela Bratu

A Motherless Daughter Is Never Quite Whole Again

Unlike most people, I don't associate black as a color with the idea of death. When I think of death, I…

Grief, Loss
May 23, 2023
7.7K Views
4 Minute Read

By Amy Martin

How Do You Say Goodbye to Your Mother?

Sitting at a McDonald’s table in Charleston, SC, I looked down at my ill-fitting shirt and shorts. Stress had taken…