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Laundry, Before and After

by Jacqueline Dooley

I used to resent the endless sorting, washing and folding. Then my daughter got sick — and everything changed.

Returning to School After My Stillbirth

by Kelsey Francis

My students were witness to my very public loss.

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I Came Out to Family While Planning My Mother's Funeral

Reeling in brand-new grief, I felt more like my true self than ever before.

Mom’s Minivan: A Cartoon

by Paige Smith-Hogan

My childhood minivan was layers of disgusting. It was also a place where I spent a ton of time with my mom when she was alive. This is the story of both of those things.

‘Was She Sick?’

Depression killed my innately joyful sister. When people ask how she died, this is how I respond.

I Met My Fiancé in a Modern Loss Support Group

by Shelby Forsythia

When I logged onto Zoom to lead a session on friendship, my true love was waiting in the grid.

I Lost My Racial Identity When My Mother Died

Grieving as a mixed race person made me confront my imposter syndrome.

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Wendy Davis’ Filibuster, My Life by Nicole Stewart I was happily married and more than 20-weeks pregnant with a baby I wanted more than anything. So why was I sitting in a Dallas abortion clinic?
Meet My ‘Dead Mom Friends’ by Andrea I. Stagg I’ve found kinship (but no judgment or pity) among my friends — and even acquaintances — who have also experienced a loss of a parent.
Giving Birth at the Age Mom Died by Anna Whiston-Donaldson I had my children young, keeping in mind that my own mother died 46. Now I’m 46, missing my mother, grieving my 12-year-old son, and also happily, unexpectedly pregnant.
Hillary Clinton’s Condolence Note to a Newly Bereaved Mother by Modern Loss But this one is a condolence note to a mother whose baby died at four days old.
What I Did With My Husband’s Life Insurance Money by Leslie Gray Streeter During the rawest moments of my grief, what I bought helped me breathe easier.
The Future, Without Me by Magnolia Ripkin I am a happily married mother of two young children and I have terminal lung cancer. These days, I’m consumed with curiosity — and worry — about what my husband’s and children’s lives will look like after I’m gone.
The Un-Telling by Noa Silver I shared our pregnancy news early — asserting that I wanted my community with me in joy, but also in potential sorrow. Now that I had miscarried, there were so many calls to make.

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