I’m good mostly. Ok. Happy even. There has been a lot of upheaval. Uncertainty. Despite that I’ve been good. Thriving. Enjoying life. And yet. Those moments. They hit hard. All is good. And then it’s not. The back to school posts. The empty nest posts. Ariella should be starting her senior year. We should have one more year with her at home with us. Our empty nest happened 5 years ago. Our empty nest happened when our daughter was only 11. How does one survive this? I’m ok. And I’m not.
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Thank you for your posts Erika.
They saved me from going crazy in my first days and now years of loss and from blaming myself for being a bitter person that cannot sincerely rejoice at other people’s happy moments with their kids, especially daughters…and also for wondering how can I be so insensitive to still be able to breathe and feel even remotely calm and happy.
I feel the same in many ways. Especially this time of year with the back-to-school ads and postings. I really hate this period of the year, from October through the end – the holidays are such a challenge and there are triggers everywhere. I love you and am always thinking of you and what we have lost.
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I love you Erica