How I Celebrate My Mom’s Birthday After Her Death

How I Celebrate My Mom’s Birthday After Her Death

Birthday anniversaries are sometimes more difficult than death anniversaries—for me anyway. Usually on someone’s birthday, you are reminded that a person that you love is alive and well. It stings when you are just reminded…

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Missing Ayla and the Digital Toll That Exists After Losing Someone

Missing Ayla and the Digital Toll That Exists After Losing Someone

Loss is so terrible. It hurts in a unique kind of way, especially when it’s unexpected and happens so quickly. I lost my cousin recently and it’s still not real. A big part of my…

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A Call To Remember Empathy When Posting on Social Media

A Call To Remember Empathy When Posting on Social Media

Growing up in the 90s and early 2000s, the internet grew up with me. When I was young we didn’t have the internet at home, then eventually we upgraded to extremely slow dial-up, then to…

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Year 13

Year 13

After 4 o’clock my grief is officially a high school freshman. 13 years of my life has come and gone, each year measured by the amount of time it’s been since my mom died. I’m writing…

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There’s No Set Timetable For Saying Goodbye To Loved Ones

There’s No Set Timetable For Saying Goodbye To Loved Ones

As you’ve probably read in the amazing TDY Holiday Gift Guide, the holidays are sometimes difficult for some, and I unfortunately fall in that category. Since I’ve lost both parents, I really rely on my…

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How Writing About My Mom Has Helped Me Grieve

How Writing About My Mom Has Helped Me Grieve

I have never been one to talk about how I am feeling. There are probably two people in this world who I really talk to about things, mostly because I have a hard time processing…

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