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Routines

The Last Dance

April 10, 2018 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Shelby is nearing the end of her 5th grade year.  In just a few more months, she will be off to middle school.  All I have known of her for most of her life is that she is an elementary school student. Through the sickness, health, additional sickness, and death of her mother, she has never skipped a beat, still bringing home 3.0 or higher…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Milestones, Miscellaneous Tagged With: widower, milestones, Mike Welker, widower with children, dance, End, Daughter, school, Routines, Reflection

Beginning of the End

September 5, 2017 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

I am 36 years old.  Soon to be 37.  Although I’ve held the titles of Marine (6 years), Lifeguard (3 years), Father (10 years), Widower (3 years), Husband (9 years), Boyfriend (9 years, cumulatively), and Student (13 years…I never went to college), the title that has been with me the longest, up to this day, is “Employee” (21 years). I…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Emotions Tagged With: Past, Rat Race, widower, Mike Welker, widower with children, Regrets, Jobs, Risks, Routines

Peanut Butter and Homework

September 6, 2016 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Last week, Shelby started the fourth grade.  This is the second school year that she has begun without Megan doting over every paper she brought home, every picture day, PTA meeting, or fundraiser flyer th at seems to be more frequent than homework.  Her peanut butter sandwiches (which she eats every day for lunch, no matter how much we suggest…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Miscellaneous Tagged With: Silver Linings, Motherless, widower, Mike Welker, widower with children, kids, school, Routines

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