I love when people go all out decorating for Halloween. When I was a child, my favourite yards were the ones people transformed into a spooky graveyards. On Fridays, my dad and I would share a bag of chips and watch Buffy (the Vampire Slayer) stalk through cemeteries, in her leather jacket, fighting evil. MyContinue reading “Halloween and Cemeteries”
Category Archives: Grief
Farter’s Day
Father’s Day can be depressing for people who have lost a father or a child. I decided that we would celebrate Farter’s Day instead. (To put the poem in context, you should know that we have twin toddlers who are somewhat gluten and dairy intolerant.) We Just Can’t Hold It In He gets a whiffContinue reading “Farter’s Day”
Holidays & Traditions with Jake
Holidays can be some of the hardest times when you’ve lost a loved one. I wanted to share some ways we have included Jake in our holiday traditions. Decorating the Gravestone: Decorating Jake’s gravestone gives me a physical way to take care of him. It makes me feel like he’s included in the activities ofContinue reading “Holidays & Traditions with Jake”
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