grief
Losing a family member is one of the most traumatic life events; Families must support one another to endure the five stages of grief and get through it together.
The Vanity Room
I always had a feeling there was something missing in my life since my mother had passed. I was only five when she died, but I remember her vividly. She had the most beautiful long caramel brown hair that went past her butt, and these eyes as blue as the deepest parts of the ocean. She was young when she passed just twenty-four years old. I can remember she always told us nighttime stories before bed my favorite one being about a princess who was locked in a tower. She reminded me of the princess thinking back on it now. She was always so kind and caring, always putting everyone else before her. When she passed it was unexpected and no warning was given, she passed from a massive heart attack. She had just gotten me on the bus for pre-school that day and was getting ready for work that day. She never made it to work, and I didn’t finish my day at school.
By Mattie Tucker5 years ago in Families
See You Later
The full moon lit the sky. It was dark and still out. So late that the term morning was relevant. The waters were speechless except for a light wave here and there. The slight breeze close to the waters was needlingly refreshing for its only occupant, a woman with a lot on her mind. The wind was a reminder that life wasn't necessarily over, although she would openly admit to thinking otherwise.
By Jerry Benton5 years ago in Families
My special place
Everybody has a special place, the place where they feel comfortable and safe, and where they always want to return. My special place was my aunt Victoria`s house. During my visits, I could feel the warmth spreading in my soul. I have such fond memories of my aunt, her stories and our last meeting.
By Ana Frowley5 years ago in Families
Under The Pear Tree
The days flew by as Caroline watched Jeremy weaken from cancer that ravaged his body. Their time together was limited now. It tore at her heart like no other loss ever had or would. She spent the morning sitting on the front porch, drinking coffee and staring at the pear tree in the middle of the front yard. Remembering their past; how that tree had barely been producing fruit when they met under it all those years ago.
By Elizabeth Owen5 years ago in Families
Moonflowers
It had been two months since you left when the package arrived. The knock had surprised me. I was sitting on the couch in your only knitted sweater- the one we bought on our second trip to chicago- rewatching “Sex and the City” for the third consecutive time, sipping a cup of lukewarm Earl Grey when crack, crack, crack. The sound of someone breaking their knuckles on our thin apartment door made my heart flutter and then pound.
By Kaitlynne Elizabeth5 years ago in Families
Dusk
Is it always this hot in September? I feel like I can hardly breathe. It’s that dry, choking heat that makes a person wonder if this is one of God’s survival of the fittest tests. If so, I’d like my tombstone to read – She tried. I am trying to survive in this desert my family now calls home. I am trying to be a better person by shoving down the repulsion I have for this stunning adobe mansion with it’s gorgeous deep blue kidney-shaped pool, the fancy fans that are blowing mist over my face as I lounge on the patio, and the laughing children that are chasing each other carelessly between said pool and my feet. I am trying to care about the pointless stories my brother keeps going on about while he grills hamburgers on his lavish new grill. I am trying to put a smile on my face even though it feels like I have no right. I am trying. I take a sip of my watered-down diet coke and stare at the moon. I’ve always loved when I can see the moon at dusk.
By Hannah Whisman5 years ago in Families
When the Marigolds Fade
An empty picture frame, Hung on the wall to speak your name. Rachel had a miscarriage a few years ago. At the time, that had been the worst thing she had ever lived through. A few weeks after losing the pregnancy, she had written a poem for her tiny, missing baby as a way to find some closure. These two lines were the only thing she remembered. She knew she had kept a copy somewhere. Unfortunately, time passed, and she tended to forget things such as where she had hidden an intimate poem. They moved a few years later and the poem remained undiscovered. Rachel assumed it was probably gone forever, which made her just the smallest bit sad.
By Jerene Buckles5 years ago in Families
Wanting to quit
As I sit here, and I fight these tears you’re all I can think about. I think about all our memories, all the times we fought, all those times I never listened to what you had to say. I always thought you were wrong, and I was always right, nothing you ever said to me ever stuck until too late. Saying goodbye hurt, it hurt a lot more than I expected it to, I didn’t know how to feel or what to think. I felt lost at first, sad, angry, and every other emotion there is to feel besides happiness, and excitement, I felt them all. It sucked, it hurt, and you best believe I hated my life and was ready to give up. I was ready to put that knife to my wrist and slit it without a second thought, but something stopped me. Something yelled to me and said don’t do it because you have so much to live for, but I truly didn’t care because I didn’t think I had anyone to live for anymore.
By Audrey DeLong5 years ago in Families
Lost in thought
Lost in thought. The Kookaburras Arriving home wrestling with the usual tangle of door keys, I slide miss 3 down to the floor on my left hip, mail spilling out of my grip and ensuring it scatters across the floor of the entryway. Even with this annoyance I felt such relief, relief that I hadn't felt in what seemed like an age. This relief highlighted the dull ache between my shoulder blades, my body finally giving away it's addiction to a steady flow of adrenaline, man I needed a massage, the ache in my back was now even more pronounced, brought on by a year of unrelenting stress.
By Adrian Taylor5 years ago in Families
