Tag: bereavedparent
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Whose Hands Are We In?
Written: October 2, 2025 I visited a friend today. She answered the door with a mostly naked, almost 1-year old baby on her hip. I cheered him on as he pushed his red wagon across the floor, nearly walking. I watched him crawl into the kitchen and babble “mama”. I got to rub his back…
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It’s Still the Beginning
Written: August 11, 2025 In the beginning, I remember hearing, “Early grief is the first two years.” In the beginning, I remember wondering, “How could anyone bear this pain for years?” We are no longer at that beginning, but still, it is the beginning. And I continue to wonder, “How did we bear this pain for a…
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A Silent Scream
Written: June 5th, 2025 Do you hear it?Someone is screaming – I think. But I am smiling. I hear the echo of it once again. Who is screaming?No one turns to look with me.No face wears signs of alarm around me. Yet I feel a weight beginning to press on my chest. It couldn’t be me. – I’m smiling.…
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A Good Day for the Grieving Mother
Today was a “good” day. I seemed to hit my cues a little better in this dance routine I’ve been practicing between grief and joy.
A Mother's Lament 