The Motherless Daughter
My mom hated the smell of maple syrup.She loathed it so much that she couldn’t even tolerate adding it to my plate for me to eat with the Eggo waffles she served on hurried school mornings. And when she spent a short stint...
After Jack was born, I remember looking at Justin and saying ” I get to celebrate Mother’s Day this year.”It would be the first time since my mom...
Earlier in my pregnancy some good friends of ours gifted us a darling little book to write down things we want to remember during this special time and letters to our son...
One of the things I take pride in on Dammit, Hali is my willingness to provide raw, real stories from my personal experiences.CONTINUE READING
I was still living “at home” when my mom passed away in the summer of 2009.
For a long time after her death my dad and I didn’t touch anything in the house;...
I try really, really hard not to think about the “what ifs” in my life, but here lately I can’t ignore the daunting question of “What would my life be like if my...