Tag: Mothers & Daughters

• “What if it is her last…”

  The firsts. But not the good kind of “firsts”. The firsts that come after someone dies. First birthdays, Christmas. Anniversaries. Everything feels so empty and hollow. No one really knows what to say or how to feel. Much like having kids, there isn’t really a book on how to deal with all of this (there…

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  August 27, 2026

  Blog, journalling, Memories, Musings

  death, family, grief, grieving, life, losing your mother, loss, love, Memories, mental health, mom, mother-daughter, Mothers & Daughters, motherwound, Writing

• What’s in a Name?

  I saw it today. Printed in black on the sepia paper and it glared at me. I tried to force myself to look at it and my breath caught in my throat. I always loved her name, but seeing it printed there, on that terrible textured paper, my name emblazoned across the top, was like…

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  August 5, 2026

  Blog, depression, Musings

  cancer, death, family, grief, life, loss, love, missing you, Mothers & Daughters, Writing

• “This may sound weird…”

  That is how I started the conversation with my sister this morning… Chris (my best friend) told me to talk to her – implored me to. After a late night cry with him over the issue, he told me I had no choice but to broach the subject with her. He assured me that if…

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  May 1, 2026

  Blog, gratitude, journalling, Memories, Musings

  best friends, communication, family, grief, life, love, Memories, mothers, Mothers & Daughters, mourning, saying goodbye, sisters, Writing

• Writing for me and Mom in December

  Since October didn’t quite go as planned, and I need something to keep my brain busy, I am going to try and write again every day in December. I do have all kinds of things going on, but I need something that will keep me distracted, if that makes sense. It is a busy month…

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  November 30, 2025

  Blog, gratitude, Memories, Musings

  family, gratitude, legacy, life, love, Memories, mental health, Mothers & Daughters, Writing