Fair warning: this was the first Mother’s Day since my mom died. This post will be very personal, and probably uncomfortable for some. In this post, I am deeply, critically honest.
Just Keep Writing (even when it hurts)
So I wrote today for the first time since my dad died. It was not, shall we say, a *good* experience.
First Mother’s Day Without
First Christmas Without
So this is the first Christmas without my mother, and it’s weird.
Mom, I’ll See You Later
Goodbye, mom.
Goodbye, Era
(Note: Violeta Smadbeck has passed away. Her memorial service will be held at the end of September, 2011. If you have questions, contact me here.) So let me tell you about my grandma. She lived in her Manhattan apartment for 45 years, moving in after her husband died in 1965. At the time, she paid …