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Tag Archives: mother
Birthday Pain
This birthday is a bit sad for me. It’s my first birthday without a mom. While my own mother died a month before my birthday last year, organizing her funeral, getting the family together, traveling to Texas and bringing home … Continue reading →
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Tagged birthdays, death, dying, losing a family member, mother, renewal
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Incorrect Sentiment
When someone close to you dies, there are no right words, no correct ways to feel or express yourself; but in no case is that more apparent than when the deceased is a parent, more particularly a mother. I haven’t … Continue reading →
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Tagged aging, april fools, assisted living, childhood, death, dies, dying, laundry basket, mother, parents, this mortal coil
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