Our daughter is turning 16. Her 10th birthday was the last one he would ever see. I've written quite a bit about my own milestones that he's missed, as well as the ones that were significant to our relationship. With ...
Today would have been my boyfriend’s father’s birthday and his death anniversary. We were supposed to go to dinner at his brother’s house but unfortunately, plans changed. He ended up making BBQ chicken at my house in honor of him. ...
I have been struggling on how to tell my in laws that I have moved on. It is not something that is easy to just say. Today I saw them and didn't say anything. I wish I could just ...
On Monday I said goodbye to my dog. The best thing for her but still ripped out my heart. I didn't want to go home that night to a house without her in it. Feeling exhausted knowing the tiredness of ...
Happy ever after is what we thought we were getting when we got married. The only problem is we did not get our happy endings. And we started our widowhood journeys. While we all joined this club for the same ...
The hits keep coming my dog who I have had for 13 years is starting to have issues. She has been with me through it all. Meeting Matt, falling in love, getting married, and him dying. Through it all she ...
Tomorrow is Memorial Day which in this country has turned into BBQ and parades celebrating the “Summer” starting. But tomorrow is not about that, it is about remembering those who have passed and honoring the ultimate sacrifice that some of ...
Moving on after the losses we face come with challenges that dating did not have before. There is the ghost in the room. The ghost of the life you lived before. My ghost is all over my home in ...