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A Year of Grief, 15 Seconds at a Time
After my dad's murder, Instagram served as both my grief counselor and a surprising professional outlet.
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What I Did With My Husband’s Life Insurance Money
During the rawest moments of my grief, what I bought helped me breathe easier.
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He’s Dead, But He’s No Saint
My husband cheated on me again and again — but people give him a pass because he died in a tragic Thanksgiving Day scuba accident.
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Are You My Papi?
As a young man, I lost my father to AIDS-related illness. Now I search for echoes of him in the men I choose to love.
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Wendy Davis’ Filibuster, My Life
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?
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Meet My ‘Dead Mom Friends’
I’ve found kinship (but no judgment or pity) among my friends — and even acquaintances — who have also experienced a loss of a parent.
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Giving Birth at the Age Mom Died
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.