Now I know clearly that you both are expecting me anxiously. I can say nothing but thanks to you both on this special occasion, because words have failed me when I want to express my thanks to you both for the loving care you have shown for me, especially since I went to Senior Three...
#adulting. twenty-somethings know what i'm talking about. 1. taking care of yourself when you're sick when i was younger, my mom took such good of me if i got sick. now, if i puke, i have to clean it up. gross. i also have to make my own chicken noodle soup . i wish my...
You. Are. To. Me. Dead.Print © Karen S., Norwalk, CT The author's comments: This work was inspired by my experiences with my mother, and the stages of grief I went through while trying to overcome her death. This is mainly based on the anger I felt after she passed, but is ...
I felt like I was losing my mind when you swooped in like my very own superhero and got me the help I needed. I didn’t even realize I needed help, and there you were. You’ve seen me through school, and now I’m going away to college, and it’s all thanks to you. It’ll...
And it takes lots of work to keep it. Don’t let too much time slip through your fingers as you contemplate ways not to be your dad. And while you honor your mom, make sure that you don’t let yourself live behind her lens of grief and loss. You are not your dad, but ...
“When I'm in my Bolis Pupul universe I love to make dance music, so I tried to keep the tempo up.” Asked if making this album provided some closure to the grief he felt about his mother’s passing, Pupul explains, “I think it's something you just have to live with and you ...
All the pretty things that were supposed to cover for the festering ugliness. Into the fire. Your pain is no longer mine. I have enough of my own, thank you very much. I am doing the work for all of us. I am a good mom despite your bullshit. ...
I made it to work on time, despite feeling dead inside. Grief is a funny thing. Unexpected for one. Heartbreaking when we allow it to be. Numbing when we avoid it or turn it off for too long. There are so many thoughts and emotions running through my brain. It's my fault. I ...
In it, James details his mom's search for self-fulfillment and his perspective on her evolution from a shy, young bride to becoming one of the most admired personalities of our time. My Mother, Eleanor Roosevelt By James Roosevelt, with Sidney Shalett In writing of my warm and wonderf...
Importantly, Franta points out that“if youare toknowalittle more about me, this part of the book isanecessary step. So thisis whatmyuncensored parents thought ofmeas achild. The floor isyours,Mom and Dad”(Franta2015:31). He,thus, sees it as inevitableto present differ-ent perspectives...