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Category: The First Year

Celebrating Mother’s Day Without a Mom

May 8, 2015 Kathy Merlo Leave a comment

How do you celebrate Mother’s Day when you don’t have a mom? There are tears in my eyes as I…

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Posted in: The First Year Filed under: hard days, Mothers Day

Getting Through the Anniversary of a Parent’s Death

November 11, 2014 Kathy Merlo Leave a comment

This Sunday is the anniversary of my mom’s death. Although I’ve pretty much healed over the past 6 years, I…

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Posted in: The First Year Filed under: coping with anniversaries, dealing with emotions, getting through the hard times, living without a parent

Peekaboo

April 21, 2014 Slapd User Leave a comment

No matter where in the world you grew up or what your first language was, you can be pretty certain…

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Posted in: The First Year Filed under: missing parent, think parent will come back, when will I feel better

Newly Acquired OCD

March 28, 2014 Slapd User Leave a comment

From my personal experience, when my mother was sick, I became obsessive about a lot of things. After her death,…

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Posted in: The First Year

Family, Friends, and Psychologists

March 26, 2014 Slapd User Leave a comment

When things are hard, we all need somebody with whom to talk. Death is hard; there’s no getting around it.…

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Posted in: The First Year Filed under: find comfort, find support, help, tips
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After a Month

February 4, 2014 Eliana Leave a comment

It might seem really difficult to be a good friend at this point. Because of the delicate situation, you don’t…

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Posted in: The First Year Filed under: friends, how to comfort my friend, tips

Birthdays, Anniversaries and Parent Days

January 15, 2014 Slapd User Leave a comment

These can be rough. Just when we think we are finally stable, we find ourselves having a fierce desire to…

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First Birthday Without

January 6, 2014 Slapd User Leave a comment

I am writing this with a full, but very personal and idiosyncratic understanding of this subject, because today is my…

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Posted in: The First Year

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