Haraldson Christmas Rule Number One: No gift shall be opened until Christmas Eve. No exceptions.
‘Twas the Night Before the Night Before Christmas
The Unassuming Santa
I miss my dad all the time, but especially at Christmas, when I know children would be looking at him, thinking, Is that Santa?
Staying One Step Ahead of the Second Child
"She is the child my mother couldn’t wait for me to have—the one who is most like me."
Reminder: Hurt people hurt people
No one can drag you back into their pain or regret without your permission.
Grieving Celebrities (Christine McVie)
For more than forty years, my life was (and will continue to be) enhanced by the words of a woman I never knew, but yet, through her musical gift, I felt I knew.
Writing Notes from the Heart: An Interview with Elizabeth Cottrell
"We all want to have the ability to comfort people, to help people, to support people."
Before & After: “People” 2008 & “People” 2022
"I might not write about it as much as I used to, but I accept that weight is and will always be a part of my life."
Grief Talk: Acknowledging the Date(s) (part 2)
Readers Respond: So many unique and inspiring ways to remember our loved ones.
Grieving Our Bodies
I came to understand that my desire for my body to be something different was a form of grief.
Grief Talk: Acknowledging the Date(s) (part 1)
On April 5, the first anniversary of my dad's death, I ate a tin of kippers for breakfast. He loved kippers on saltines. I'm curious how (or if) you mark the date of death and birthday of a loved one. Are there traditions you've established or have considered establishing? How do you think about or … Continue reading Grief Talk: Acknowledging the Date(s) (part 1)
