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widowed and unsolicited advice

“You Should Be Happy” …..

December 22, 2010 by Janine Eggers Leave a Comment

…. is what someone told me last night. Actually, the entire sentence was …. “All of your children are home.  You should be happy.” I felt like I had been slapped in the face. I was on the phone, explaining to this person, through tears, that I was feeling sad. And that sentence was the response I got.Most people would probably agree with that…

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Being Okay With Me

November 23, 2009 by Michele Neff Hernandez Leave a Comment

Last week was very difficult. More than one person took issue with the way I handled an issue or a choice, and one of the questionable decisions involved my opinion about the man who killed my husband.  Finding out four years later that my choice was not appreciated hit me hard. And I found myself floundering in the abyss of grief once…

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