works at first but it's still really raw

Sharing the scrapbooks with others helps me. Last time I shared my moms book, I cried. When I saw a picture of my husband shortly before he died, I really cried. I had forgotten how sick he was and how much weight he had lost.

I got a memorial tattoo...I love it and it's like he's always with me

it still hurts

Remebering is bittersweet but I appreciate the moments when I can tell one of my dads jokes and laugh instead of cry.

LIGHTING A CANDLE TO REMEMBER BOTH OF THEM ON SPECIAL OCCASSIONS.

I keep a jounal and document whenever an isolated memory surfaces; I find that writing down a recurring thought helps to dispel it from my memmory; sometimes I will document positive words and dialogue my father used when he was alive to honor his memory and have it documented so I can refer back to it whenever I feel insecure or need personal validation.

ALL THE GOOD TIMES. A MOTHERS LOVE WILL NEVER LEAVE.

painful

poetry, pictures to music,