Tag: Mom
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My first post about Life After Dad
My worst fears came true: my sweet, kind gentleman of a Dad died on Friday, July 17. I have so many thoughts and feelings on this sad time, but need a little time to pull myself together and get my life back in order. Dad spent most of the last five weeks of his life in a Philadelphia…
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26 Hugs
I smiled as I read the note from Mom that arrived in the mail along with a newspaper clipping about “the importance of affectionate touching.” She remembered. I certainly did too. I was a strange little kid sometimes. My parents tolerated it all. Embraced it really. From the one-woman girl baton-twirling, roller-skating-on-the-living-room-carpet shows I would…
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Dollar a day
My mother grew emotional the first time she told me about Tyaisha Leary. Her eyes filled with tears as she talked about the terrible night in 2009 when Ms. Leary’s ex-boyfriend set her house on fire, killing sons Taevon and Michael. You can read more about this sad, sad story here. Northeastern Pennsylvania has a…
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