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Yesterday (31 January 2023) marked four years since baby boy3 made an unexpected and far too early exit from my body. I'm not someone who dwells or wallows in the grief I feel for his loss. I acknowledge it, I'm honest about it with myself and with others. I don't shy away from talking about… Continue reading Fog of Grief
I don't really remember how I came across Rachel's blog at Musings of the Mind. Rachel is from Trinidad and Tobago, a far flung distant dream for me. But that distance represents, to me at least, the real value in blogging - bringing together people from all over the world who wouldn't otherwise meet. Rachel… Continue reading Lessons in Loss 19: Virginity
Molly is one of my absolute favourite bloggers. Her blog is Lovely Local Indie, with a focus on food, days out and places to stay in and around Derbyshire, UK. She's quite local to me so there's always something for me to store away for use one day. The boys are particularly excited to visit… Continue reading Lessons in Loss 18: Miscarriage (Three Years On)
I think I first met Pepper though the lovely Bill's weekly round ups over at A Silly Place. We've commented on each others blogs for ages and I think we have a lot in common, we certainly have many shared attitudes and values. I highly recommend her blog at Pepper Valentine for posts on travel… Continue reading Lessons in Loss 17: Friendship
Today's post is from Molly at Transatlantic Notes. Molly and I have been following each other for a while now. We have a real common sense of what's right and a shared desire to live a better life of equality and fairness. Molly's blog discusses issues to do with mental health, equality, politics and food,… Continue reading Lessons in Loss 16: Promise of a New Day
This post is from Jamie. I'm not sure how we "met", but we're been exchanging comments and tweets for a while now. I feel like we're on pretty much the same wavelength and his blog is an excellent source of giggles, book reviews and lovely poems. Plus he has an actual, real book! The Fathers,… Continue reading Lessons in Loss 15: Losing Touch
This post is from the very lovely Monty Vern. I first met Monty when I wrote about "A Surprise Called Nick" for our mutual friends at T.B.C. Monty created some fabulous and fun artwork for that series. Then when T.B.C ran another series about first times he blew me away when he captured absolutely the… Continue reading Lessons in Loss 14: Nothingness
Back in November 2020, I started a series of collaboration posts about how we cope with loss. I think about loss from time to time, as you probably know if you're a regular reader over here. I've discussed recovery from loss of a baby and other people's reactions. But, we don't only struggle or grieve… Continue reading Lessons in Loss: Restart
My very lovely friend Lisa from The Procrastinating Mum has kindly shared her thoughts on loss of a sense of self and the impact anxiety has on how she feels about who she is. This is a beautifully raw and honest post, I'm really touched that she felt comfortable sharing it with me and with… Continue reading Lessons in Loss 13: Losing Myself
Today's post is by Steve from The Diary of a Dad. Steve is a dad who blogs about the reality of parenting a two year old, he's honest and realistic, no pretentiousness or perfection. Drop by his blog and have a browse, I hope you find something to enjoy. Money Isn't Everything Loss affects everyone… Continue reading Lessons in Loss 12: Money Isn’t Everything
Smelly Socks and Garden Peas 