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Slice-of-life stories about parenthood

The Grief Lives On…4 Years Later

October 12, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 16 Comments

She was doubled over in a fit of laughter the other day when she said it. I had just told her I wasn’t the best tickler in the whole world, he was. “Grandpa John?! I don’t even know who that is!” Four years. Today it’s been four years. It seems like yesterday, but the truth […]

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Unprepared…3 Years Later

October 13, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 23 Comments

I wrote the following piece for a writing contest (which I didn’t win) almost three years ago, and I’ve debated—for a long time—whether I wanted to share it here or not. But yesterday marked the 3-year anniversary of my life without my dad on this earth. And I realized there are absolutely days I still […]

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I’m Alive…

November 14, 2011 by Amy, Using Our Words 14 Comments

“How are you?” What used to be a passing nicety is now a loaded question. “How are you?”

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To Dad, With Love

October 19, 2011 by Amy, Using Our Words 61 Comments

Ever since I started blogging, I knew this day would come. The day I’d have to share heartbreaking news and somehow sum up a life well lived and a heart full of love in mere paragraphs. Now that it’s here, I know that’s impossible.

Filed Under: Everyday Lessons, featured, Mom Musings Tagged With: Dad, death, lessons, parenthood, remembering

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