In the chaos of getting ready for family pictures, my 6-year-old daughter stopped me in my tracks. “Mommy, I want to get a picture with Parker and Abby.” Those two names caught me off guard. For six years, our family has been a “party of 3” on the surface—me, my husband and our daughter. And this …
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I Will Not Be Silenced When It Comes To Child Loss
It may make some people uncomfortable. It may even make you cringe. But I will never stop talking about my children who died. 1 in 8 couples experience a form of child loss. And chances are you know someone who has. So, it’s comments like this one that make me sad…Sad that so many parents feel they …
Mommy, Is This Baby Going To Die?
“Mommy, is this baby going to die?” It was a question that caught me off guard, those few words enough to feel as if the wind was knocked out of me. As my daughter rubbed my belly, her innocent question brought me to tears. Is this baby going to die? It’s a question that would have a lot of …