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happy birthday babe

August 24, 2022 by Kathie Neff Leave a Comment

in relation to the years, i feel small marking the memories. i remember when you taught me to light the oven in our first O’Keefe & Merritt stove–light the match, hold the flame to the small hole at the bottom of the oven, turn on the gas. i thought i might blow up the house […]

Filed Under: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed Memories, Widowed Birthdays Tagged With: memories, family, birthdays

A Guest House – A Birthday –

August 17, 2022 by Kathie Neff Leave a Comment

and Two Questions How is it possible that Dan’s birthday–the second since his death–is already coming up eleven days from now? Surreal. As a mom of seven, I am used to the arrival of ideas from one or another of my children. How to accomplish one solution or another…what flourishes to add–or ways to contain–an […]

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Taking Things for Granted Replay

January 16, 2020 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

With Mari’s departure on Thursdays, we’ll be featuring repeats from Mike’s posts over the years.  Enjoy this piece, originally written in 2016.   You don’t realize how important the little things are until you don’t have them.  It could be something as simple as sitting on the couch, watching TV until you fall asleep with your partner, and…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Birthdays Tagged With: widower, birthdays, widower with children, Silver Linings

Happy Birthday to Me

December 2, 2019 by Staci Sulin Leave a Comment

Today as I type this it is my fourth Birthday as a widow.  Since Mike died I have never celebrated my birthday and felt authentically happy.  I have always deeply felt his absence and my birthday has been difficult at best.  Really, birthdays have never been a big deal to me – even when Mike was alive.  And, I have to admit, he only lived to…

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Another Trip Around the Widowed Sun

November 16, 2019 by Bryan Martin Leave a Comment

This was my second birthday since Tin passed. Last year I was the big 4-0 and I wasn’t ever expecting to be a widow at that age. One year later and another candle on the cake doesn’t add nearly enough light to illuminate this shadowy part of the year.“Be gentle to yourself.” Is a phrase I hear often enough and I try to repeat it on the days…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed & Unmarried, Widowed Memories, Widowed Birthdays, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions, LGBTQ+ Widowed Tagged With: anxiety, sadness, LGBTQ Widowed, Widowed Lonliness, widowed fears, memories, widowed depression, widowhood and traditions, unmarried widow, birthdays, widowed grief triggers, widower, young widow, milestones

Birthdays

September 27, 2019 by Kelley Lynn Leave a Comment

Birthdays, after loss, are emotional, difficult, challenging, complicated, heavy, layered events. His birthday. My birthday. Each year they come around, there is an inner sadness feeling that is simply there, the same way that air exists in the universe. It is there, and so I carry it. Last night I spent my birthday having dinner with a table…

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Morbid Advantage

September 22, 2019 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Today is Sarah’s birthday.  Not Megan’s, not Drew’s. It’s not Mother or Father’s day, or an anniversary.  It’s a day where the focus is squarely on her, and not shared with those who are no longer here.  Or, at least it’s not supposed to be.   The rub of it is that I’m a widower.  Sarah’s a widow. Damn near every experience…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Birthdays, Widowed Holidays, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions Tagged With: memories, widowed dad, widowed new love, envy and widowhood, widowed holidays, widowed guilt, widowed fears, birthdays, widowed grief triggers, dating, widower, milestones, widowhood and moving forward

It’s a Day

July 23, 2019 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Another year, another birthday.  Megan would be 38 tomorrow. Each time July 24 rolls around, it’s a slightly different experience for me.  Sometimes, the build-up to that day is the difficult part. Other times, it has been acknowledged as “it is what it is” and the day passes without much fanfare. This year, it’s a mixture of both. While…

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Having All Your Birthdays in One Day 2

March 25, 2019 by Staci Sulin Leave a Comment

  It was Mike’s birthday on March 22nd.   On this day, I will always “celebrate” him.  There will never be a birthday of his that I don’t think tenderly of him. On his birthday I purposefully choose to remember the way he lived.  I  celebrate the life and love we shared together.  This is how I try to honor him everyday – not just on his…

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Favorite Parent

February 19, 2019 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

There was always a bit of competition between Megan and I as to who could be the “favorite” parent.  It was playful, obviously, but between the two of us, we were always trying to get the “better” birthday present for Shelby, or take her to the more memorable thing to do, or tell the funniest joke.  Whomever could make Shelby laugh harder…

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Me, My Daughter and My Anger

January 17, 2019 by Bobby Atwal Leave a Comment

     Today is my birthday and of course I miss Natasha even more, if that’s even possible.  She was always so good at arranging brunch, parties and dinners–Natasha had such a raw flair for celebrations.  So, sitting across from my daughter for my birthday dinner is wonderful, but also rather quiet.  Why is it just us two?  This isn’t…

Filed Under: Widowed Parenting, Widowed Effect on Family/Friends, Widowed Birthdays, Widowed Emotions, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: anxiety, widowed by cancer, widowed dad, family, birthdays, widowed fears, widowed depression, widowed grief triggers

Stranger in the Room

December 28, 2018 by Bryan Martin Leave a Comment

I’ve made it through our anniversary, his birthday, Halloween, my birthday, Thanksgiving and now Christmas. Each one felt empty in ways I couldn’t explain. You truly don’t realize how much a person is part of you until that part is suddenly gone. I made a point for me to be back home with my family for Christmas. My career has made me miss…

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