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Hi, I'm Violet. My mother and my husband were killed eight months apart. These are pieces of my struggle to keep going, alone.
Category Archives: State Of Being
Kim’s Birthday: “Still June”
Today would have been Kim’s 45th birthday. I miss him so much and think about him all the time. I still haven’t accepted he’s really gone even though I know he must be. Even though it’s been over five years, … Continue reading
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Five Years: “Without You”
Five years ago, you walked out the door and never came home. That was the day the world stopped for me. I am fading away without you. “Without You” — Beardfish Lately the sky has been so foggy … Continue reading
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Kim’s Birthday: “I’m In Here”
Sick. Depressed. Drained. Been crying most of the week. I’ve slept 36 of the past 42 hours. Today would have been Kim’s 44th birthday. I miss him so much and talk to him every day. I listen to this a … Continue reading
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Kim’s Birthday: Tell All My Friends I Have Gone To The Moon
It’s become harder and harder to talk about Kim being gone, so I became aware at some undefinable point that I’ve shifted almost entirely to talking about him as if he’s just around the corner. It’s probably not a good … Continue reading
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The Dog Is Living On Borrowed Time
THIS is about to get throttled within an inch of its life. Sure, we look all sweet and cute there, in our happy elf outfit. But that was when we were afraid of getting a lump of coal in our … Continue reading