Modern Loss Favorites

He’s Dead, But He’s No Saint

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My husband cheated on me again and again — but people give him a pass because he died in a tragic Thanksgiving Day scuba accident.

Could Everybody Stop Trying to Pretty Up Death? It’s Not Working.

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Language that denies the mess of death also denies the grieving the chance to be messy.

What I Did With My Husband’s Life Insurance Money

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During the rawest moments of my grief, what I bought helped me breathe easier.

What Is ‘Sexual Bereavement’?

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We don't talk about it enough.

‘Smad’ and Other Words Born of Grief

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In the year since my husband died, there have been many lessons — and a few new vocabulary words.

What To Say (or Not) to Someone Who Has Had a Miscarriage

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Ever wish there were an illustrated guide on supporting someone who has had a miscarriage? Now there is.

Object Amnesia

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We always had too many of my late father’s iconic dress shirts — until the Smithsonian wanted one, and we realized we had none.

The Grinch in Your Mailbox?

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Should a holiday letter say how much pain you're in? Our advice columnist weighs in.

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The Sewing Blogs Were My Salvation

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After my baby died, I didn’t know what to do with my hands. But then I found the sewing blogs.

It’s Hard To Rattle the Dead, But I’m Trying

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Aunt Sherrie died by suicide, leaving me her best leather boots and a Barbie collection for the ages. If only she could see those things now.

10 Ways to Overcome Grief-Related Anxiety

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The author of a new book offers her step-by-step guide to managing the monster sibling of grief.

Putting the Satan Back in Christmas

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The holiday season may bring up all kinds of memories when you’re grieving. But what if your loved one was more Scrooge than Santa?

Are You My Papi?

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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.

Meet My ‘Dead Mom Friends’ 

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I’ve found kinship (but no judgment or pity) among my friends — and even acquaintances — who have also experienced a loss of a parent. 

‘Grief Is Something You Live in and Then Eventually It Lives in You’

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Writer Ariel Levy on her son's birth, death and what she considers grief's most valuable lesson.

The Stillbirth Status Updates I Really Wanted to Write

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Here's what I really wanted to write about my pregnancy loss: mother of two, one living.

‘Daddy, Daddy, Where Are You?’

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After 9/11 my son asked for his father dozens of times a day, everyday — for nine years.

6 Cliché-Free Memorial Tattoos

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Forget "R.I.P." Our Mourning, Noon & Night columnist takes on a new brand of tribute tattoos.

From My Inbox, a Grim Reminder

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The school district emailed to remind me about kindergarten registration. The thing is, my younger daughter died two years ago.

Your Kids Don’t Want To Inherit Your Clutter

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A professional organizer we love offers 5 steps to streamlining your stuff — so your family won’t have to.

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