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MontanaMama

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3. Hugs to you, my friend.
Fri Dec 16, 2022, 11:54 AM
Dec 2022

Please know you aren’t alone even though it feels like it. My parents both died between thanksgiving and Christmas…a year apart. I’m no mental health expert but it feels a little like ptsd, I think. The trauma of their deaths and then the dismantling of their home and belongings that followed. It colors everything this time of year…for me at least. I work really hard to identify and acknowledge my sadness when it pops up…it comes in waves. I try to focus on creating a beautiful holiday experience for my kiddo…I don’t want him to care take for me…because he would. He’s just that type of child.

We can lean on each other here. I’ll be thinking of you…I get what this feels like.

How are people doing? [View all] cilla4progress Dec 2022 OP
Very sparse family here IbogaProject Dec 2022 #1
Thanks cilla4progress Dec 2022 #6
Dear cilla XanaDUer2 Dec 2022 #2
Thank you! cilla4progress Dec 2022 #7
I have 2 half sisters down in Fl. I'm about 500 XanaDUer2 Dec 2022 #8
I'm sorry - cilla4progress Dec 2022 #14
Hugs to you, my friend. MontanaMama Dec 2022 #3
Beautiful, thank you! cilla4progress Dec 2022 #10
My mom died the day after Thanksgiving. MontanaMama Dec 2022 #15
Too funny... cilla4progress Dec 2022 #16
Stay in contact with those you have left. Haggard Celine Dec 2022 #4
Absolutely! cilla4progress Dec 2022 #11
Hang in there, my friend. Are there friends or family members you could visit via "Zoom"? nt Atticus Dec 2022 #5
Yes., we will see some of our ever-shrinking family for a coupla days cilla4progress Dec 2022 #12
I know many hate social media XanaDUer2 Dec 2022 #9
I find it odd - cilla4progress Dec 2022 #13
Lot to unpack vercetti2021 Dec 2022 #17
Sorry to hear this, vercetti! cilla4progress Dec 2022 #18
Trying just sad vercetti2021 Dec 2022 #19
Yep cilla4progress Dec 2022 #20
I am with you there cilla. OldBaldy1701E Dec 2022 #21
Oh crap, cilla4progress Dec 2022 #22
There are times when clarity and calmness manage to take over. OldBaldy1701E Dec 2022 #23
I hope the new year is treating you better Lifeafter70 Mar 2023 #24
Thanks. OldBaldy1701E Mar 2023 #25
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