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Saying Goodbye to Our Park
On their last trip to a neighborhood park, Jerry Mahoney finally gives in and lets his twin toddlers run free. Originally appeared at Mommyman: Adventures of a Gay Superdad There’s a park two blocks...
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Hunting for Dad: The Burial and Blackberry Brandy
Family and friends bury the ashes of the man who brought them together Part 2 in a three-part series; click for Part 1 Inherent in every hunter is the quiet philosopher. The choice of solitude and...
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Bill Murray on the Last Time He Saw Gilda Radner
Here’s one way to say goodbye. Bill Murray spent a few minutes talking about a fellow cast member from SNL, Gilda Radner. This incredible snippet was spotted by a Tumblr user from the book “Live from...
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Saying Goodbye to Our Park
On their last trip to a neighborhood park, Jerry Mahoney finally gives in and lets his twin toddlers run free. Originally appeared at Mommyman: Adventures of a Gay Superdad There’s a park two blocks...
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Hunting for Dad: The Burial and Blackberry Brandy
Family and friends bury the ashes of the man who brought them together Part 2 in a three-part series; click for Part 1 Inherent in every hunter is the quiet philosopher. The choice of solitude and...
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Bill Murray on the Last Time He Saw Gilda Radner
Here’s one way to say goodbye. Bill Murray spent a few minutes talking about a fellow cast member from SNL, Gilda Radner. This incredible snippet was spotted by a Tumblr user from the book “Live from...
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Why the Hardest Goodbyes Are the Ones You Didn’t Get to Say
When a relationship ends, how can you look for closure when you have no idea what it is you’re looking for? —— Closure — I didn’t really understand what that meant until recently. I’ve heard people...
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Evolution of Love – the Last Goodbye
View image | gettyimages.com They shared a language only lovers know. Finally they had to learn how lovers say goodbye. — The truth isn’t always easy. It’s sometimes painful, and often sad. This time...
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Getting Married 5 Days After My Dad Died
Kate Baldus reflects on why she went ahead with the wedding five days after her father passed away. It was what he wanted. — My wedding was two weeks away when my dad called and asked that my sister...
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Engraved in My Memory
View image | gettyimages.com A heart touching reflection by Grecia Jara on losing a parent. — I checked the time, 1:00 am. As my eyes glanced around the room, all I could see was my family, with...
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When You Can’t Let Go, but You Can’t Hold On
View image | gettyimages.com Just because two people are in love, doesn’t mean they’re meant to be together. — I’ve accepted the truth that I can’t let you go. But I also can’t keep you. You can put...
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How I See You and Me Now That You Are Gone
View image | gettyimages.com Not us, just me. Not you and I, just me. And surprised as I am to realize, it is good for now. — Hey. Are you there? How are you? Are you happy, healthy, doing well? I...
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Deciding to Say Goodbye
When Husband and Wife must say goodbye to a semi-beloved pet. — It is 2am, no 3, no 2 when my bleary eyes blink at the clock. He stands at my bedside. “Mama,” he says softly. “Mama,” he repeats when...
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He Was My Shadow: Saying Goodbye to a Family Pet
Embed from Getty Images Saying goodbye is never easy, especially when all you want is to hear them say it’s okay. — Every morning for the past 3 weeks, he has woken me at 4 AM with his pacing — collar...
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The Enormity of My Loss: A Letter to My Dead Father
Embed from Getty Images A son grapples with his father’s death. — [Dear…] (To whom it may concern) —Dad— If I go mad, they will think it is because of you. It’s because of what happened to you, they...
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Making Your Life Suck Proof and Beyond, The Roman Way
Embed from Getty Images Reflections From the Son of a Stoic on the Possibility of Loving Every Moment of Your Life — “Let us train the mind to desire what the situation demands.” Lucius Annaeus...
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The Daughter I May Never See Again
I was expecting new experiences by hosting an exchange student. I wasn’t prepared for saying goodbye. — It’s graduation time, high schoolers all over the nation are donning the caps and gowns and...
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I Missed my Chance to Tell my Grandpa ‘I Love You, Goodbye’
The guilt of regret can prolong grief. Forgiving oneself allows us to feel joy when we remember our loved ones. — I stood in the doorway of his hospital room and froze. He was lying on a bed in the...
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It’s My Life and I’ll Cry if I Want to
Embed from Getty Images — The bus arrives. It’s time to go. It’s early enough to still hear last night’s music. The bouzouki and the guitar and the words sung over both sets of strings about grief and...
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Saying Goodbye to Our Park
On their last trip to a neighborhood park, Jerry Mahoney finally gives in and lets his twin toddlers run free. Originally appeared at Mommyman: Adventures of a Gay Superdad There’s a park two blocks...
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