Can we please normalize widowed people dating, especially widows? There continues to be this stigma that we either should wait an arbitrary amount of time or never date again to prove to friends, neighbors, family and even strangers that we are dutiful wives. We...
I’m not sure what it is about widowed people dating that makes those around us feel it’s open season to judge and offer their two-cents about our lives and marriages. This is even more upsetting when it comes from members of the widowed community. While I respect your...
I’ll be the first to admit that as I’ve gotten older, my music is limited to classics from the ‘90s. But as a form of mindless entertainment, I read gossip blogs. I wasn’t familiar with rapper King Von nor his music, but I did read about his untimely death in November...
The world didn’t see it coming, and neither did you. When you started hearing talks about the virus becoming a pandemic, never once did you assume it would hit close to home, not your home. Perhaps your concern was more so for your elderly parents as they were most...
I am preparing to add the 8,000th member to my online support group for young and widows and widowers. I continue to be inspired by the resiliency of the group, despite the heavy toll of death being the tie that binds us all together. As a prescreening/safety measure,...
When your life goes from “we” to “me”, all the household responsibilities fall squarely on the surviving spouse’s shoulders. From cooking to repairs, a group of widows shares their favorite life-hacks: Children & Parenting Compile a list of five backup babysitters...
