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Words for the Journey

Discover a sanctuary of perspectives, tools, and shared experiences written for people living with grief.

BEHIND A SMILE

Gwendyv19
Gwendyv19
BEHIND A SMILE Someone asked me...Just today...How I am doingSince he went away I said I'm okay...That I'm doing just fine..
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I'M AT HEAVENS DOOR

Gwendyv19
Gwendyv19
I'M AT HEAVENS DOOR10 pills on the counter...Bag with a needle sharp as a twill...Some coke on a mirror...A rolled up dollar bill...Well this is it...I promise today...After I do it...I'll throw it away
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YOUR FINAL GIFT

Gwendyv19
Gwendyv19
YOUR FINAL GIFTI picked up your head stoneThe other nightI looked at it And said it isn't rightIn plain viewI read your nameWhy did you write that?I exclaimed!!!I said "oh no"..This can't be good...
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The second year of holidays

Katie Roush
Katie Roush


Halloween is soon approaching. This was a time of year I look forward to. October 1 started it all off for me. It was when I used to go out gather up corn stocks, hay bales, and Indian corn. It was a time when I put out tombstones, Witches hats, spiderwebs, and carved pumpkins lit with candles inside. I painted many faces and dressed little girls as princesses, clowns, witches, and the like for many years. I've passed out candy to many ghouls and goblins.

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Lessons

kelkoo
kelkoo
Whoa what an emotional week I have had.  Wednesday was the first day of school for my kids and what SHOULD have been Skylar's first day of her Senior year....ahhh the year she'd been dreaming of for so l
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There was supposed to be advantages to having teenage parents

miranda1125
miranda1125
Growing up, I was faced with many challenges being the product of a teenage pregnancy. No matter how many challenges I faced, one of the positives that I thought was a given was that I would grow old and grey with my parents (all of them). We would struggle when I was younger, yes; but as I got older our relationships grew stronger and the bond was greater.
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