Goodbyes
Empty Nest by Mark Wiertalla
Now that each goal has been achieved, it’s time for me once again to go through Transitions.
Great Expectations by Harry Shenk
There’s nothing sweet about The Sorrow of Parting.
History Lessons by Bebe Vaughan
Loss is another word for change, I think, though the two are Not the Same.
Newbies by Jessica Kearney Heidgerken and Daren Heidgerken
We know the challenges of parenting will change as our children grow. In some ways, this is The Easy Part.
Single
by Jesse Young
My baby boy just turned 24. It’s a time of Comings and Goings.
What Women Want by Laura K. Barrett
I procrastinated in writing this piece. I was flooded with memories and I didn’t know Where to Start.
1,800
children die each year because of abuse or neglect.
70 percent
of these deaths are caused by one or both parents. Most fatalities from physical abuse are caused by fathers. Mothers are most often held responsible for deaths resulting from child neglect.
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What we owe our parents is the bill presented to us by our children.”
Pithy Quotes
about D e a t h
My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch.”
“Dying is one of the few things that can be done as easily lying down.”
”I am not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.”
“I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.”
“It is impossible to experience one's death objectively and still carry a tune.”
“I don't believe in the afterlife, although I am bringing a change of underwear.”
“There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?”
“You can live to be a hundred
if you give up all the things
that make you want to live to be a hundred.”
“Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering – and it's all over much too soon.”
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Dance with My Father.
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