grief
Losing a family member is one of the most traumatic life events; Families must support one another to endure the five stages of grief and get through it together.
Losing a Parent as an Adolescent
The loss of a parent is a tragic event at any stage of life, but has significant impacts on those who experience such a loss during their childhood or adolescence. As grief and death are complex emotions and experiences to go through, such experiences have lasting effects on those who are exposed to them at a young age. Properly grieving and processing a loss requires a level of emotional intelligence most people do not have until their late adolescent years. Even so, the loss of a parent, or experience of bereavement, leaves children and adolescents in a vulnerable position in their education, mental and physical health, and their interpersonal relationships.
By Paranneting/Anne Reboa5 years ago in Families
For the love of Shannon and Brittney
As u all know from my bio i am Keli and i want to tell u a small part of my life today! This is heavy on my mind because one was recent and the other was 6 months ago so it is all fresh. I lost my sister on mothers day this year and it has been one of the hardest things i have ever dealt with. She was my rock and meant more to me than i can express with words. When i got the phone call on the night of may 10th my entire world changed with 4 words "Your Sister is gone". When i tell u i was broke honey i was broke, i didn't get out of bed for days. She was buried in Western Kentucky where we are from on my son's 10th birthday. With the funeral being so far away i couldn't make it so i had to attend her funeral via Facebook. It was a rough day and there isn't a single day that goes by that i don't cry or think about her! My daughter was one of her biggest fans (she's 3) she didn't understand all she knew was she wasn't here any more which was heart breaking to watch. She had diabetes and went DKA (diabetic ketoacidosis) and passed in her bathroom and her 9 yr old daughter found her. I hate talking about it but i need to get it out because it killing me inside. It hurts more than i ever thought i could hurt a piece of me is missing from this earth, i never thought i would have to live in a world with out her. I didn't think 2020 could get worse! Boy was i way off about that!!!!!! On Nov 11th i received a call from a friend of mine saying My Friend Brittney had passed. Brittney was there for me and talked to me thru my sister passing along with her sister Amanda (another big part of my life) She was 27 and she had diabetes too all though we do not know what killed her i believe it had something to do with it. She was like the lil sister i never had! She could make anyone smile and she had a heart of gold. Her passing sent me all the way back to the way i felt on May 10th. Its been 2 days so u know what i mean when i say this one is fresh. Im trying to be strong and help her mother and sisters raise money because nobody was prepared for this! I will link her go fund me in the case someone wants to donate or share! https://gf.me/u/y8hu5q Im not sure that is allowed on here but im putting it out there! Please say a pray for us all! Britt was 27 she had her whole life ahead of her Shannon was 36 and had 6 kids and her whole life a head of her. I don't know if i will ever feel better about either one of them being gone because they were a huge part of my life. My sister (Shannon) loved me when i couldn't love myself! She believed in me more than i ever could have imagined. Brittany was there along with her family when i was going thru some rough patches and i wont ever forget her love and courage! She was so strong! Im not sure who will see this or how far it will go but please say a prayer for me <3 If anyone needs to contact me my email is [email protected]!! THANKS FOR READING STAY BLESSED
By Keli Hutchison5 years ago in Families
Another Mother’s Day Without You
This is the second Mother's Day that you are not with me. I know that it hasn't been too long since I've talked to you. It also feels like its been my whole life that I have been without you. I wanted to write you a letter and thank you mama for everything you had done for me.
By Oksana Chernov5 years ago in Families
Changing
Chapter 1: I hear the sounds of my feet hitting the ground in a rapid pace. I’m running, I’m trying to get away. I feel the panic in me worsening, he’s fast, too fast. As I’m running through the darkened woods I beg for mercy and hope I don’t stumble over my feet. One moment of hesitation and he’ll get me. I plead to myself, I’m too young to die, please, I’m only 17. I hear nothing, quietness, I look back and notice he’s gone. Relief comes over me as I’m about to stop running, then my body slams into what felt like a wall. It was him. He’s got me, and he grabs his knife and slams it into my side, then chest, with no sign of ever stopping.
By Taylor Heronemus5 years ago in Families
13 Years Apart
Before I begin the story of my brother and his unexpected tragic departure from our world to the next, I'll start with how he came into this world. I with 13 years old when my baby brother was born of course like all children who are the only child in there parents lives the announcement that soon a baby will be arriving along with the news" your going to be a older brother", is told to you frequently and seeing that the family is so imbued into all the excitement that comes with expecting, is not conceivable to the young mind at least not fully, so of course jealousy and certain new feelings come about that you have to learn how to deal with, start to sink in and then of course the time comes for the baby's arrival which when Jared Hart did come I was very scared very protective very different than I thought I would be . My mother, Nancy Badar, was so happy and so to was my stepdad, Phillip Hart. (As this was his first born son and first ever boy in the family or at least on the "hart" side of the family) Having a new born baby in the house was definitely something to get used too. But of course over time I did!
By Joseph Badar5 years ago in Families
Daddy and Me
I was a questioning child...always wanting to know the why of any matter. This is a hard question for any parent to answer at the best of times. However, Daddy always tried to answer my questions--no matter how difficult, and, if he did not know the answer tried to source the answer that was required. He never let me down in this and often had to tell me to be patient but he never forgot the question asked and always found me an appropriate answer when possible. I learned, early in life, that there is not always an immediate or any answer to some of the questions we may have about the world around us. The important thing is that daddy listened to my questions and provided honest answers even if they were not the ones I wanted to hear.
By Lizabeth Brooks5 years ago in Families
Saved by an Angel
It was 2007 and I found myself in Queensland, Australia, on the beautiful Sunshine Coast, I had recently arrived in Australia to house sit for friends, who were heading of on their 6 week dream trip to Europe and UK, as I drove them to the Airport I realised the only two people I knew were going away and leaving me on my own with just Tommy the Dalmatian dog for company.
By Penny Barradale5 years ago in Families
Learning to Live With Grief
I had prayed for over 20 years for a little sister for my son, for a daughter with whom I could do all the things little girls dream of one day doing with their daughters. When God gifted me with my daughter 21 years after my son was born, I felt truly blessed.
By Cait Blevins5 years ago in Families
My Life As I Know It
My life started as most other people's does... guy meets girl... they fall in love and get married and had a daughter (myself). My mom already had my oldest sister and my younger sister would come later. Happily ever after, right? Wrong. My parents never got along and for the life of me, I can't understand why they got married. After fights, lots of angry screaming, and so many other things; they got divorced. All this happened before I even remember. I never knew my parents together, only of them hating each other.
By Lacey Cohran Kines5 years ago in Families
