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Tag Archives: Children
why did you take my daddy – August 8
8.6.2017 [why did you take my daddy] why did you take my daddy away. at age two he could now talk and ask. six months earlier I had to tell him and his family that dad would never be coming … Continue reading
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Tagged aftermath, Children, consequences, damage, faith, God, grace, pain, recriminations, suicide
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in abstensia – June 18
6.18.2017 [in abstensia] I didn’t listen to my dad, angry ashamed dismissive I wanted nothing to do with him even at the end with years the distance lessens now aware that maybe he didn’t know how nor did I and … Continue reading
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Tagged change, Children, connection, distance, fathers, growth, perspective
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match girl – December 10
12.10.2016 she bought me a christmas candle to shine in the window and warm my heart remembering the little boy who saw its orange flame and felt safened by the warmth like the little match girl who saw … Continue reading
the anxiety of grown children – June 20
6.20,2016 the anxiety of grown children so many choices to make and you have to step away. =================
cygnets – June 14
6.14.2016 three, four, small white sails move behind mother and dad. the trumpeters are back, and behind between them cygnets paddle into growth while their folks cover them from prying eyes, ours. they are aware, we become aware, … Continue reading
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Tagged babies, care, Children, cygnets, danger, intervention, nature, parents, protection, risk, swans
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steps – May 15
5.15.2016 home. feet up, good book. my love hoes the garden we sit and read, touch things, bury our minds and faces for moments now that the last of the nest has stepped out. —————————
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Tagged acceptance, changes, Children, emotion, moving on, next, parenthood, stages, writing
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late night sadness – May 8
5.8.2016 late night two am sadness, when the family can gather and you’re just a sideline. you raised them to be their own yet you’re never ready for the moment when you know that they’re just fine or … Continue reading
God duty – April 7
4.7.2016 Why did you take my daddy away, he asked me I didn’t, I told him but with my God collar on I was the one who had to tell him that his daddy was gone after … Continue reading
beds now empty – February 27
2.27.2016 beds now empty we move tables chairs rugs desks adjusting steps for playing the next game. ———————-
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Tagged aging, Children, empty nests, grieving, letting go, life journey, moving on, parenting, restarting, stages
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son at the wheel – July 18
7.13.2015 the car rolls out son at the wheel we have to trust now that the lessons taught over years and days and instants took. —————-
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Tagged Children, daughters, letting go maturity, parenting, parents, recognition, sons, trust
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