Five Months Later

June 15.2010
in Me Me Me, • Parenting •

Five months ago things were really, really bad. I was spent. Exhausted. Overwhelmed. Devastated. For weeks after that horrifying weekend I wondered if I would ever be happy again. I wondered when it would stop hurting so much. I hoped it would be sooner than later. I was permanently altered in those moments in the [...] [...]

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Eleven Days

January 27.2010
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This is me on January 16th. The day that would—like others have in the past—change my life forever. It’s been eleven days since a piece of my soul died. Eleven days. And while I’m no longer crying uncontrollably over my loss, the sadness is still there. All you have to do is look into my [...] [...]

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Thank You

January 21.2010
in Me Me Me, • Parenting •

For the words you have written. For every “Sorry” you have spoken. For the hugs you have given—virtual or physical. Thank you for being exactly the kind of online community I’ve grown to connect with and love for so many years. I have read each one of your comments more than once and I can’t [...] [...]

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