Independent Toddler Stage
So just after her 2nd birthday we started a very independent stage. I’m both proud of her, hopeful I won’tContinue Reading
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Family after Someone Dies
My husband died right after my now two year old turned one and yet he is as much a partContinue Reading
Father’s Day – It’s Complicated
She had such a wonderful father, but only got to enjoy him for one year. So far the secondsContinue Reading
How do we live in a world filled with pain and suffering?
How do we live with all this pain and suffering? One of the hardest, least natural things in life isContinue Reading
The Second Year of Grieving
I’m in the second year of grieving. He died a year and two weeks ago. I was relieved for theContinue Reading
The Good Single Life
So to start off, I don’t consider myself “a single.” I have a lot of identities: single parent, young widow,Continue Reading
My thoughts about “Making a Marriage Magically Tidy -NYTimes.com
This is the article I wanted to write. It’s by someone who declutters and uses the Marie Kondo method toContinue Reading
Sick Child – Single Mom – Gratefulness, the Greatest Gift
Gratefulness is a true blessing. I’m not talking about the kind you work to achieve, but the kind that yourContinue Reading
One Year After His Death.
Today the children played with bubbles while we marked the first anniversary of Shah’s murder, but also the anniversary ofContinue Reading
Shahriar Zolfaghari
Shahriar Zolfaghari, I love you and that is all I have to say. We miss you and long for theContinue Reading
