Monthly Archives: November 2011
MAYOR ROB FORD
You may be wondering what the Mayor of Toronto has to do with my good grief blog. What, after all, could Mayor Rob Ford possibly have to do with this story? Let me fill you in. Last week I took … Continue reading
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NEW LABELS: Widow, Single Parent (a.k.a. “We are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike.” Maya Angelou)
When a spouse dies and you have children two things happen at once. You become a widow(er), and a single parent. Simultaneously. Overnight I adopted new labels. One moment I was married. The next I was not only widowed, … Continue reading
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9 MONTHS LATER
9 months ago my husband died the day before our daughter’s second birthday. Today I am a new parent again. Today I gave birth to a …blog? Not exactly as euphoric, painful, and beautiful as the birth of our daughter … Continue reading
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