When the movie, “Widows”, was released last month, I jokingly suggested a discount for those of us who are actually widowed. Other widows felt the same and decided why stop at that movie? Widow discounts for everything! Applebee’s should offer a 1 for $10 to...
Widowed. It’s a more than simply having lost a spouse. From the serious to the tear-jerking to the downright hilarious, a group of young widows and widowers shared their responses to “You Know You’re Widowed When….” Was All of This Necessary? You have a substantially...
Triggers… They sneak up on you when you least expect it. As I got out of bed this morning and said a prayer, I instinctively reached for my phone. Jimmy Kimmel was trending. I assumed for yet another hilarious spoof but I was wrong. His monologue was about his...
A distinguished panel of widows recently convened to vent about every-day things that now cause incessant eye-rolling: 1. Wedding Dress Commercials No offense to David’s Bridal but their commercials no longer take us to a happy place. We now look at the couple, filled...
I see you gasp, waiting for your brain to make sense of the words that just poured out my mouth. Yes, you heard correctly. I am widowed. I know, I know…”but you’re so young”. Though I’m much younger than the average age of a widow, assuming that widowhood...
There are days where, despite your best efforts, the pain of losing your spouse hits you out of nowhere. Grief waves…that’s what another widow calls it. Today, it feels a typhoon. Part of being open and honest is acknowledging those days. People often assume that I’m...
