Funerals & Grief & Dealing

A friend of mine recently lost her husband, very suddenly, very young (40s), very tragically (it’s tragic to lose your spouse at any age, but 40s just seems far too young). I found out via Facebook (isn’t that where we discover practically all our news these days?). I opened the app minutes after she’d posted,... Continue Reading →

What’s The Right Answer?

“How many kids do you have?” This is the latest dilemma my husband and I have had to figure out. What’s the right answer? “One here, one in heaven.” “Two.” “One.” What the hell do we say? That first choice up there would obviously spur a litany of questions none of us wants to deal... Continue Reading →

The Guilt of Grieving

My new, smaller family is on vacation this week. We're visiting old friends, some family, carving out new memories, enjoying ourselves. And I feel guilty as hell about it. I know it's silly, I know it. He's gone, we're still living, it wasn't our fault what happened happened. We have to keep on living, and... Continue Reading →

Powered by WordPress.com.

Up ↑