Parenting After Loss

‘I’m Not Done Being Your Mom’

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My son is gone, but our relationship — surprisingly — continues to evolve.

The Autopsy Report Should Have Been Anticlimactic. It Was Anything But.

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My beloved husband died, leaving me with three children and another on the way. But it was a letter from the coroner’s office that did me in.

What I Tell My Kids About Their Brother Who Died Before They Were Born

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Even in Seamus' absence, our four-person household continues to feel to us like a family of five.

The Billy Joel Concert That Saved Me

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By taking me to that show, what remained of my family in the aftermath of my son’s suicide was telling me, ‘Please come back to us. We still need you.’

Rebecca Odes for Modern Loss

DNA and Middle C

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My son's resemblance to my father was always striking. But after my dad died, it took on new meaning.

My Father Is My Grief Mentor

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Dad raised me on his own after Mom died. So when I, too, lost my spouse young, he showed me how to find happiness again.

Meet the Widex

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Eight years after we divorced, my sons’ father was dead — and I went from the ex to something more complicated.

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Don’t Call Sheryl Sandberg a Widow

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Modern Loss speaks with the Facebook COO about micro-stepping her way through grief, 'Option B,' and how she approaches those painful trigger holidays.

Courtney Maum Modern Loss

A Miscarriage Saved My Marriage

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I didn’t wish for this loss. But it happened, and brought uncommon gifts.

Losing My Son’s ‘First Mommy’

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When the troubled woman who gave birth to my little boy died at age 31, I realized just how much I’d been riding on her imagined recovery.

Trying to Get Pregnant After the Death of a Child

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After losing my six-year-old son, I was determined to give my youngest child another sibling.

The Sitcom Widow

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Sizing myself up to DJ Tanner, Carol Brady and Nancy Botwin

I’m Not Okay with Being a Motherless Mother

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Turns out, I'm not ok with being a motherless mother.

Yes, You Should Binge-Watch Netflix Alone on Mother’s Day

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Cut yourself a break on Mother's Day — with or without a dead partner.

After My Miscarriage, I Was Still Pregnant

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We were expecting triplets. So why does everyone insist on calling it a 'blessing in disguise' that only two of our babies made it to term?

Two Truths and a Lie

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My daughter's class exercise reminded me that kids carry their loss everywhere, even to school.

Lost, Not Found

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After entering foster care, I got used to losing physical things. But my mother's death isn't a loss -- it's an event, an experience that defies language.

Close to the Clouds

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My husband's ashes in tow, I summited the mountain we'd loved to bring him 'home'. I found my own solace there, amongst the trees and solid rock.

The Future, Without Me

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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.

After My Daughter’s Death, On Guilt and Apologies

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In the year since cancer took my little girl's life, I find myself saying 'I'm sorry.' For not being able to save her, for surviving her death, and for simply being 'sorrowful.'

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