Every year when March rolls around, actually, way before March rolls around, I start to wonder how to mark time. What should I do with the anniversary of my mother’s death? Should I do anything? How could I not do something? What do I say? Who do I say it to? (Thank you for being …
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One thing you should never say to someone who’s experienced loss (or a cancer diagnosis) is, “get over it,” or something like, “I thought you’d be over it by now.” Or, “it’s time to move on.” It’s been three years since my dad died, and no, I’m not over it. Oh sure, I’ve adjusted. I’ve …
Thoughts from daughter #3 for Father’s Day. Another Father’s Day is fast approaching, and all those ads and displays about what to get dad are hard to miss. I wish I could tune them all out, but that’s pretty much impossible. Not that the day matters much. I miss my dad every day. But I …
The other day when I was shopping for a card to give Best Mother-in-Law Ever, I thought about how lucky I am to still have someone to get a card for this Mother’s Day. One of the next thoughts I had while sifting through cards and ruling most of them out because they said dumb …
What if we started saying the “D” words out loud? Have you ever wondered why society in general so often, maybe even most of the time, avoids using the “D” words. Yes, I mean THOSE “D” words: death, dying, died, dead. Why is there such an aversion to saying them anyway? I mean, they’re just …