#deathofalovedone

[atlemont]

They are letting hubby and my MIL in to say goodbye. This is gonna be a tough ride with a lot of death stuff, but I kinda need a place to ugly cry so that I can be together for my family.

I don’t know how to do this. I didn’t get to say goodbye. But I need to know he knows that he is a great grandpa. He’s kind and sweet and no matter how many wrong things happened, I love him for being so loving and ready for our journey as a family.

[atlemont]

This weekend

I am working very very hard to process this weekend. Personally and on a countrywide/global scale big things happened. 1. We attended a wedding for my hubby's cousin. It was a blast; the kids had fun. There was so much love and togetherness and joy and kindness. It was such a lovely evening. 2. On the way home from said glowing love, my Mom called to tell me my great aunt died. She was the last remaining sibling of my Grandpa. We were closer than to my other great uncles on that side simply because of proximity, and it is a great loss for the family. She was feisty, full of spunk, unwilling to back down, and fiercely proud of her family. 3. Her death brings so much to the surface that I have been thinking of lately. My grandparents passed mostly before I was married and definitely in a time where I would consider myself to be a young adult, not fully adult. My Grandpa was a force. He was a leader in the early union movement and was a strong supporter of the civil rights movement. He ended up a regional director of the UAW and fought many many many battles for equal pay, education, safety, stability, and fairness in the workplace and in society as a whole. My thoughts and views of fighting for what's right were formed early at his feet. He fought Nazis, he fought executives, he fought stigmatization, and he didn't back down. I wonder every day if what I am doing is enough. If he would be proud of my choices, if he would want more from me, if he would want more from my family. I worry that the blood sweat and tears were wasted and I want to fight. I want my kids to know that even though they might not share his blood, they can share his spirit. 4. So all ^^^^ personal drama and then Charlottesville. Which hit a little close to home for reasons. And now I just want to buy a cabin in the woods and hide. I want to protect my babies from these tiki torch wielding men and women that live in our neighborhoods, and protect them from the hate. I can't, but I want to. And today the social worker comes for us to file finalization on the oldest..... lots of emotions. Big emotions. No time to process. Have to work cause adulting sucks.

[andreakoldwell]

The Marsolis Sisters (on Wattpad)

https://www.wattpad.com/story/391659622-the-marsolis-sisters?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_myworks&wp_uname=koldwell

It's been a month since the Marsolis sisters (Lindsey, Krystal, and Jennifer) lost their mother and they have all decided to move in together to work through their grief and to make sure youngest sister Jennifer finishes her senior year of High School. Krystal is in the middle of building a career, but if she can't be home enough to help, Lindsey and her newlywed wife Jessica will have to step up and raise the family they didn't know they would be having so soon.

[littledemonlorne]

Interview of Howard Barlow (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/story/374983706-interview-of-howard-barlow?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_myworks&wp_uname=mstiqueb4be He was one of the brains behind Silvy and Copps Burger Joint. A franchise that's been popular for well over thirty years. Just what news does he have for our plucky reporter?

[ahylen]

I “randomly” selected this card today. Closing my eyes, I asked for insight and guidance for my day. I pulled three cards then asked for an overview of the day. Hello from Heaven is the overview card. It also happens to be the 30th Anniversary of the death of my son Cooper Kenneth Cox. #spiritmessages #oraclecards #trustinguidance #deathofalovedone #deathofachild #grief #joy https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnb5q1sLsaP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[esanti]

Day 3 of finals for my #multimediaandinstallation class #fmx463 with poignant projects related to #femalechoice #anxiety #deathofalovedone and animation #videoart #videoperformance #videomapping using @mad_mapper #experimentalvideo #selfexpression https://www.instagram.com/p/CmFY1KYJfzj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[24khealing]

😭 God gifted us this beautiful child & today heaven has a new Angel - I and my family are devastated. She came into this world to leave her light, her love and her wisdom. Always fighting for the little guy, helping anyone who needed it and selflessly and tirelessly raised us three girls Robyyn & Colleen, grandchildren, any of our friends (they would hang out at our house and call her mom) all the animals, the plants & drank coffee all day, loved southern comfort & oh how she loved to craft a new recipe or baked her famous "monster" cookies! Her life was not an easy for my mom, being a foster child of 12, a ward of the government (can you imagine?) Stories of walking to school with no shoes and baby food sandwiches (again can you imagine?) You would never have known it, the epitome of kindness, smiling and asking "What's Happening?" and if you had great news she would reply "that's awesome!" This is how I will always remember you mom, your beauty, your light, your unconditional love, your irish/scottish/ukrainian fighting spirt, the baton has been passed. #deargod #deathofalovedone #mymom #mymompassedaway #mymother #celebratelife #hugyourlovedones #godhasanotherangel #childofgod #prayersforhealing https://www.instagram.com/p/COVbBQpnpEj/?igshid=1vc1curqbzb4h