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Tag Archives: heartbroken
For the Love of Love
So we sent my nine year old son off to spend the summer with my mother in New York almost three weeks ago. That day was super-duper stressful. He traveled with a close friend of mine to JFK and my … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, New York, Parenting, Relationships
Tagged beach, East Marion, grandmother, Hawaii, heartbroken, long island, love, mom, parenting, summer
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A Tiny Slice of Normal
A long time ago, eight years to be exact, my co-worker gifted me with a handmade baby futon. It was sweet and small, with green edges and a Japanese fish print center. I had just come back to work after … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, Relationships
Tagged coworkers, disease, heartbroken, love, normal, sadness, sickness, support, time, work
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Writer’s Block
So many times over the past couple of weeks I have fired up the laptop and sat down to write a blog post. I was in a good place one evening when I began writing about how my son would … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, Parenting
Tagged birthday, children, heartbroken, love, sadness, Sandy Hook, shooting. writer's block, traffic light
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And the Sadness Begins
Today was my son’s last day of school at his adopted NY elementary, Oysterponds. I was unsure of how he would fare with his odd name and if he would have trouble fitting in. We lucked out since Oysterponds is … Continue reading
Posted in New York
Tagged family, Hawaii, heartbroken, love, memories, parenting, school, second grade
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The Reality of It
Sometimes life just doesn’t make sense. I realize that this is no surprise. There is no guarantee of anything. Unfortunately, we mostly don’t live our lives as if it were our last day. We do not live life to the … Continue reading
Strained
It is funny. We have a little over two months till we head back to Hawaii. Two months. It is like nothing. Like nothing compared to the four we have already endured. You would think that we are all feeling … Continue reading
My 9/11
Being in N.Y. on this date feels right to me. That day I was in Hawaii and I was just so far away. So far away. Due to the six hour time difference, I was sleeping when it actually happened. … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, New York
Tagged 9/11, blood donation, firefighters, friends, heartbroken, love, pain, peace, sadness, volunteering. George Bush, world trade center, worry
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Two Homes
It is funny when you have two homes. When you have two places where you live which are full up with the people who you love. There is no way to only have one. There is no way to pick … Continue reading
Behind the Curtain
So Mom has her laptop. She is online. She has an email address and can now receive photos and files (I can get that to you if you’d like). She aspires to have a facebook page. In all honesty, this … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, New York, Parenting
Tagged acceptance, children, country, employment, family, friends, greenport, Hawaii, heartbroken, lonely, love, making friends, marina, memories, mom, New York, pain, parenting, personal space, relationship, sadness, springer spaniel, summer, support, worry
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Attic Boxes Part III
I believe that I wrote about my friend Marc whose early and unexpected death affected me greatly. While going through the box from the attic, I found something that I wrote while still at work just after he passed away. … Continue reading
Posted in New York
Tagged death, drowning, employment, heartbroken, making friends, marc colletti, memories, pain, relationship, sorry, support
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