I needed this one today. I love your honesty and the fact that you don't romanticize memories that weren't the best, while acknowledging the good too!!! This week I have been consumed with grief at the most random times, and each time it is getting harder and harder to dig my way back out. My mom passed 12yrs ago, my dad June 27th, 2022...I definitely miss them but there is also A LOT of pain & trauma there as well. This week the anger and hurt are suffocating. It is crazy how much I can miss them and long for them yet feel relief about the fact that they can't actively hurt me again. My teenage daughter is currently struggling with her mental health at the moment,
new meds and all the side effects that come with it. During this time with my daughter, I am reminded of how much support I never had and desperately needed. The more I support my daughter the more angry I feel and the harder grief continues to slap me in the face. April 1st is the anniversary of my Nana's death, she was my rock, my safe place, my one true home, and I lost her just months after my mom. I would give anything to be able to talk to her! Uggghhgh....grief can suck my big toe!!!!
Oh Casey! You're load is very heavy right now, but something I appreciate about YOU is the fact that you said grief can suck your big toe! That tells me that even though the suffocation feels like the dominate force, you are still finding slivers of humor. Holding all those things at once is exhausting. My nana was very important to me as well. I actually have her signature tattooed on my arm. From what you shared it, I am sure she would love if you still leaned on her right now for a little love and strength even if she isn't physically here. Sending love.
Maggie, what a great remembrance, done so beautifully, for your Mom...💖
PS Love the photos❣️
I needed this one today. I love your honesty and the fact that you don't romanticize memories that weren't the best, while acknowledging the good too!!! This week I have been consumed with grief at the most random times, and each time it is getting harder and harder to dig my way back out. My mom passed 12yrs ago, my dad June 27th, 2022...I definitely miss them but there is also A LOT of pain & trauma there as well. This week the anger and hurt are suffocating. It is crazy how much I can miss them and long for them yet feel relief about the fact that they can't actively hurt me again. My teenage daughter is currently struggling with her mental health at the moment,
new meds and all the side effects that come with it. During this time with my daughter, I am reminded of how much support I never had and desperately needed. The more I support my daughter the more angry I feel and the harder grief continues to slap me in the face. April 1st is the anniversary of my Nana's death, she was my rock, my safe place, my one true home, and I lost her just months after my mom. I would give anything to be able to talk to her! Uggghhgh....grief can suck my big toe!!!!
Oh Casey! You're load is very heavy right now, but something I appreciate about YOU is the fact that you said grief can suck your big toe! That tells me that even though the suffocation feels like the dominate force, you are still finding slivers of humor. Holding all those things at once is exhausting. My nana was very important to me as well. I actually have her signature tattooed on my arm. From what you shared it, I am sure she would love if you still leaned on her right now for a little love and strength even if she isn't physically here. Sending love.