tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post4769137983007335419..comments2024-03-28T14:45:34.423-04:00Comments on 37 Paddington: How are you doing?37paddingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-7656565504193730462015-03-21T03:22:47.833-04:002015-03-21T03:22:47.833-04:00I'm so sorry. Grieving is well, just ....so mu...I'm so sorry. Grieving is well, just ....so much grief.<br />Be kind to yourself. Take it slow.Denise Emanuel Clemenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982725113569943337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-69616800430991633072015-03-20T17:58:28.025-04:002015-03-20T17:58:28.025-04:00Damn, I remember that question. Can you say, "...Damn, I remember that question. Can you say, "I feel like my soul has been split wide open. Can't you see the hole?" or "I have been sitting on the couch staring out the window wondering how I can live a life without my mom. Part of my died with her and I will never be the same". <br /><br />How did I really answer. I was "fine". Honestly, I couldn't get the words other than that past my throat anyway. Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479872783727855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-77155828782894664612015-03-20T13:53:39.403-04:002015-03-20T13:53:39.403-04:00Angella, I am so so sorry to hear about your Mom. ...Angella, I am so so sorry to hear about your Mom. What you are doing here on your blog is writing, beautiful writing. Take your time with all of this. Know you are loved. Know the people who love you are right behind you. I wish you and your family all the peace in the world. I will send my love out into the air in the hopes it reaches you. xoxoRachelVBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312736736551027564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-5082493404363428512015-03-20T11:23:34.056-04:002015-03-20T11:23:34.056-04:00I just read March 4th through today. I am so sorry...I just read March 4th through today. I am so sorry. Reading through the posts since your mother died, you write the process so clearly - the shock followed by the safe harbor of family and grieving together, your disbelief and all the reassurance you can muster from relatedness and from faith, your beautiful ability to hold fast to your inner self and the awe of having such amazing love and grace in your life that came to you in the person of your mother. Now you are in this stage. I wish I could say I didn't know it well, but because I know it well, I can affirm what you already know - that it will pass, as all things pass. I add my love to the mountain of love you stand on. Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247877396600721769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-43509869394682431242015-03-20T03:14:01.475-04:002015-03-20T03:14:01.475-04:00When you're through with "Girls" wat...When you're through with "Girls" watch all 123 episodes of "Brothers and Sisters." Stay down and out and low for as long as you like. Feeling numb and disconnected is understandable. I imagine the grief will hover over you for a long time and you will learn to live with it, make room for it. <br /><br />I send you love and more love.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-64146688251979160702015-03-19T22:19:40.219-04:002015-03-19T22:19:40.219-04:00Sending you hugs. Let things happen as they will. ...Sending you hugs. Let things happen as they will. Like someone already said, this is a process.So glad you are seeing a therapist to help you sort through all this. It's a lot so please be patient with yourself. And lastly, girl you are not fat. You are beautiful. Period.Andrea Kelleherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711352023496985469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-29605810206195085562015-03-19T22:12:36.290-04:002015-03-19T22:12:36.290-04:00You can indeed say the things you just did, only t...You can indeed say the things you just did, only to friends and family and those you know who have experienced loss...I am still not back to "normal" whatever that may be. I think of you often and would like to send a card to you if you'll kindly send your address to the email in my profile.<br />Hugs!ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-7769842518102536472015-03-19T22:11:48.061-04:002015-03-19T22:11:48.061-04:00That should be your answer.."Not fine". ...That should be your answer.."Not fine". Do not rush back into your life...take the time you need. I would think at least six months or more. That was the one luxury I took when my dad passed who I loved with all my heart and still do....my husband gave me the luxury of time. He fielded the phone calls...he told people "No she doesn't want to see any one yet" ...he took care of me. Sometimes I think they had it right when they put a black wreath on the door and you grieved for a year. ain't for city galshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938751007704247232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-88131231378684220792015-03-19T19:46:44.071-04:002015-03-19T19:46:44.071-04:00I've been so far away from our blogs for so lo...I've been so far away from our blogs for so long that I feel pretentious even making a comment. But the New Moon is upon us and it's time for planting and planning and looking toward new blooms. So I send you my love and light, my thanks for sharing and my apologies for missing all your shared wisdom. Love, AngieAngela Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00629271379912565894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-28713220340519795002015-03-19T19:38:47.216-04:002015-03-19T19:38:47.216-04:00You are not fat. I am thinking of you. You don&#...You are not fat. I am thinking of you. You don't have to be fine here. Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015888228309968515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-12448976258678599332015-03-19T18:17:29.202-04:002015-03-19T18:17:29.202-04:00Let it happen to you, there is no wrong or right w...Let it happen to you, there is no wrong or right way to go about. This is a process.Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-18680927916001831232015-03-19T17:47:28.184-04:002015-03-19T17:47:28.184-04:00When my friend Sue died, I couldn't even follo...When my friend Sue died, I couldn't even follow sitcoms. I think I watched informercials for a good while. I could NOT focus. And when people asked me how I was, I, like you, had absolutely no idea how to answer.<br />And she wasn't even my mother. <br />Be patient with yourself. This is one of the hardest parts of your life and as such, there is no way to act normal. There is no normal. There is only you, dealing with this as only you can do. <br />I love you. <br />Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.com