Archive for Grieving a Mother

Lessons My Mother Never Taught Me

Lessons My Mother Never Taught Me

I'm writing this post from my front porch where I'm watching my almost nine-year-old daughter, Evelyn, teach my six-year-old daughter, Virginia,…
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Ongoing Relationships With Those who Have Died

I cling to scraps of my mother.  I'll take anything I can get. I’ve extracted all that I can from my…
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Sharing Memories on Mother's Day

Last year around Mother's Day I read an article that has really stuck with me called Dear Kids by John…
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Spending Mother's Day with Ghosts: Mother's Day Grief

According to tradition, I will spend this Mother’s Day torn between life and death. In one hand I will feel…
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Grief, Emotion, & Major Life Decision

Grief, Emotion, & Major Life Decisions

I should start out by saying this post is not about some disastrous decision I made while grieving, so don’t…
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Dear Daughter: Mourning Lost Memories

Dear Daughter: Mourning Lost Memories

Dear Daughter, You will be 5 in a few short days. You’re starting preschool, you’re learning your letters, you can…
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Reflections on 'Mother'

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  • Eleanor Haley
Mother's Day has passed and I suppose many of you were happy to see it go.  For those without a…
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Mother's day grief

Mother's Day Grief: Life without a mother's love

Most parents with young children have some kind of a nighttime routine. My own household is far from regimented, but we…
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A Letter to My Daughters on Mother's Day: Mother's Day After a Death

Dear Girls, You are probably vaguely aware that Mother’s Day is on Sunday. I want you to know I love…
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