Posts Tagged ‘Crying’
Broken Toes
Every year, like clockwork, my mother would walk into my childhood rocking chair late at night and break her toe. The first broken toe accident happened some time after my father—the second man to leave my mom widowed—died. He was 48. She was 47. I was 12. Even though he was the one who…
Read MoreThoughts on Coping With Grief During the Holidays
Some Thoughts on Getting Through Holidays & Other Special Days (and maybe even learning to enjoy them again) Holidays are a difficult time for individuals and families after the death of a loved one, and that’s probably especially true when the death has been within the last year or two. While other people and families…
Read More