bereaved mother Archives - Just Playing House https://justplayinghouse.com/tag/bereaved-mother Lifestyle Blog: Motherhood, Child Loss, Grief, and Thriving After Loss Fri, 18 Oct 2019 04:07:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://justplayinghouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/200x200-50x50.jpg bereaved mother Archives - Just Playing House https://justplayinghouse.com/tag/bereaved-mother 32 32 Baking Blueberry Pie For Grief https://justplayinghouse.com/grief/heal-a-grieving-heart-series/baking-blueberry-pie-for-grief https://justplayinghouse.com/grief/heal-a-grieving-heart-series/baking-blueberry-pie-for-grief#respond Thu, 09 Nov 2017 16:11:12 +0000 https://justplayinghouse.com/?p=4030 When I began sharing our story of child loss, I had a dream. A vision that one day I would help other grieving parents share their stories. That I would help provide a platform, and this blog would become more than just my voice. Please help me welcome Amy from Aloe & Moss. Blueberries. Half wild for my adventurous and ... Read More

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]]> https://justplayinghouse.com/grief/heal-a-grieving-heart-series/baking-blueberry-pie-for-grief/feed 0 In Child Loss Every Step Counts https://justplayinghouse.com/grief/heal-a-grieving-heart-series/child-loss-every-step-counts https://justplayinghouse.com/grief/heal-a-grieving-heart-series/child-loss-every-step-counts#respond Sun, 15 Oct 2017 03:15:30 +0000 http://justplayinghouse.com/?p=4011 When I began sharing our story of child loss, I had a dream. A vision that one day I would help other grieving parents share their stories. That I would help provide a platform, and this blog would become more than just my voice. It is only fitting that my first guest post be featured on October 15th, the day ... Read More

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]]> https://justplayinghouse.com/grief/heal-a-grieving-heart-series/child-loss-every-step-counts/feed 0 Please Don’t Tell Me How Fast It Goes https://justplayinghouse.com/motherhood/please-dont-tell-me-how-fast-it-goes https://justplayinghouse.com/motherhood/please-dont-tell-me-how-fast-it-goes#comments Wed, 27 Sep 2017 19:45:05 +0000 http://justplayinghouse.com/?p=3956 We stood in line at Home Depot. Our cart, weighed down with plants that would finally fill one of our empty flower beds. Our latest project. My daughter, chatting away admiring the bright pink flowers balanced on the bottom. The flowers she believes she picked out, but the reality is I guided her in that decision with my secret “get what I want” mom ... Read More

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]]> https://justplayinghouse.com/motherhood/please-dont-tell-me-how-fast-it-goes/feed 2 Back To School Makes Me Nauseous https://justplayinghouse.com/motherhood/loss/back-school-makes-nauseous https://justplayinghouse.com/motherhood/loss/back-school-makes-nauseous#comments Tue, 08 Aug 2017 21:53:41 +0000 http://justplayinghouse.com/?p=3967 I turn the corner and realize we are walking right through the boys clothing section. My stomach turns. I reach out and run my finger over a folded t-shirt as we pass. Nearby a mom is holding up two pair of shorts for her son. That should be me. My eyes scan the familiar area as the weight of my ... Read More

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]]> https://justplayinghouse.com/motherhood/loss/back-school-makes-nauseous/feed 2 When Talking About Child Loss Is Uncomfortable https://justplayinghouse.com/motherhood/loss/talking-child-loss-uncomfortable https://justplayinghouse.com/motherhood/loss/talking-child-loss-uncomfortable#comments Tue, 25 Apr 2017 00:05:35 +0000 http://justplayinghouse.com/?p=3866 When you lose a child, you have a list of questions you hope to avoid. It doesn’t take long before you get good at anticipating when they will show up. On top of that list is usually, “How many kids do you have?” Meeting new people brings it out all the time, which is why my stomach is usually in ... Read More

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]]> https://justplayinghouse.com/motherhood/loss/talking-child-loss-uncomfortable/feed 10 Grieving In Silence https://justplayinghouse.com/grief/grieving-in-silence https://justplayinghouse.com/grief/grieving-in-silence#comments Mon, 17 Apr 2017 20:41:55 +0000 http://justplayinghouse.com/?p=3849 There is this funk that exists. It has been here a few weeks now. I say “been” like it’s gone, but it never seems to be very far away. I don’t know what sets it off so the control freak in me gets twitchy. Searching. Trying to figure out how to manage it. I’m not willing to believe what I already ... Read More

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]]> https://justplayinghouse.com/grief/grieving-in-silence/feed 4 The Best Friend I Never Met https://justplayinghouse.com/relationships/best-friend-never-met https://justplayinghouse.com/relationships/best-friend-never-met#respond Sat, 18 Mar 2017 20:37:08 +0000 http://justplayinghouse.com/?p=3820 I never expected to bond with a woman I never met. The entire idea seems a little crazy. However, if there is one thing I’ve learned on this grief journey it is that nothing is crazy! In the worst moments of your life, you always imagine family and friends will be the ones to lift you up. After all, they know ... Read More

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]]> https://justplayinghouse.com/relationships/best-friend-never-met/feed 0 The Advice I Wish I Got After My Son Died https://justplayinghouse.com/grief/advice-after-my-son-died https://justplayinghouse.com/grief/advice-after-my-son-died#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2017 20:00:07 +0000 http://justplayinghouse.com/?p=3729 When my son died, I received a lot of advice. I found people do not know what to say. They default to the things they have been conditioned to say during these times. It came from many different sources, most of which had never lost a child. The advice came from good intentions, but it was hollow. Not at all ... Read More

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]]> https://justplayinghouse.com/grief/advice-after-my-son-died/feed 303 The Best Grief Definition Is From A Griever https://justplayinghouse.com/grief/grief-definition-from-griever https://justplayinghouse.com/grief/grief-definition-from-griever#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2017 22:08:13 +0000 http://justplayinghouse.com/?p=3704 What is grief? According to Webster, the grief definition is “a deep sorrow, especially caused by someone’s death to which a bond or affection was formed”. Grieving is to suffer grief. How can a word so full of emotion be so cold and unfeeling? Webster apparently never lost anyone. I remember standing beside his bed holding his little hand. My body in a ... Read More

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]]> https://justplayinghouse.com/grief/grief-definition-from-griever/feed 7 Bereaved Mothers: The Concept of Strength https://justplayinghouse.com/grief/bereaved-mothers-concept-strength https://justplayinghouse.com/grief/bereaved-mothers-concept-strength#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2017 01:45:00 +0000 http://justplayinghouse.com/?p=3699 There is a quote that says, “The bereaved mother. She has experienced the unimaginable and yet she is still able to walk.” When I see it, I question the definition of strength. There is this notion that because we can get out of bed every day, we are strong. The ability to do the necessities life has demanded means we ... Read More

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