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Mothers. It’s Complicated.

May 14, 2018 by Staci Sulin Leave a Comment

Mothers.  It’s complicated. Being a mother.  Having a mother.  Not having a mother. It’s all complicated. The truth is Mother’s Day can be a lousy day a lot for some people for various and unique reasons. Not everyone has a mother on earth. Some have a mother who is alive, but absent from them. Some are truant by choice; others are not present…

Filed Under: Widowed Parenting Tagged With: StaciSulin, motherhood, mothering, mother's day, mom

Being Mom And Dad

July 24, 2017 by Wendy Saint-Onge Leave a Comment

I do not know how to be a Dad. I believe that most who know me would refer to me as “capable.”  Since Ben died, I think I have adequately learned how to manage things I have never before needed to know how to do.  I have learned how to bank online, get my vehicle repaired, hang a picture using a level and hammer instead of the heel of my…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting Tagged With: widowed parenting, option C, option B, mom and dad, parenting, mom, dad, widow stress, wendy saint-onge, widowed perspective, funeral, driving, option A

She Didn’t Have to Be

May 23, 2017 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Megan loved being a mother.  If there was one thing, one goal in life she had, it was to create a little girl like Shelby.  For 7 years, she doted on her, relishing taking her to school, feeding her creamed peas, changing diapers, reading to her, and in effect spending every healthy moment she had with her.  Even when she was admitted to the…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting Tagged With: single parent, Shelby, single dad, widower, sarah treanor, Mike Welker, widower with children, motherhood, mom

Parenting and Grieving, How the Hell?

August 14, 2016 by Sarah Treanor and Mike Welker Leave a Comment

My sister came to visit last weekend, and we went out for a girls night to see that movie Bad Moms. It’s the first time in my life I could relate to such a movie… and to parts of my sister’s life, having raised three children herself. The movie was hilarious, we laughed so hard, and it felt so good to finally just have some girl time…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Emotions Tagged With: parenting, motherhood, mom, overwhelm, overstressed, widow, sarah treanor, loss, grief, balancing, death

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