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Is it just me, or does anyone else wonder “what now”?
I don't actually think "Is it just me" but more "What do others do in this similar situation ...."I was a carer for my husband after he had 2 heart attacks and 2 strokes 7 years ago and sadly he passed away late 2024.I'm 70, retired, not in great health, but mobile, just slower lol. I have a new best mate called "Brain-fog" which reduces my confidence on a daily basis…
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Is it just me who is trying to break the cycle of having a mother who couldn’t love her daughter?
There’s still a little girl inside me who may never understand. Now, when I look at my own children and feel how much love I have for them, I understand even more deeply what the absence of that love meant for me.Breaking the cycle and finding genuine self-love without the inner critic can feel incredibly lonely.
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Is it just me who wishes people asked us to talk about the people we miss?
It was the ninth anniversary of my mum’s death, and although people liked the photo I posted, no one asked me about her.In my experience, people want to talk about those they’ve lost. They are missed because they were loved, and never speaking about them makes it worse.
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Is it just me or when you lose someone are you more inclined to people watch and crave those everyday moments even more with the person you’ve lost?
When I lost my mum I was on maternity leave meaning I was frequently out and about going for coffees or long walks with the pram. All I could see were women of my mum’s age perhaps slurping some hot soup or spreading a scone with butter and jam. My mum used to slather the butter on like it was her last meal, a trait I seem to have adopted, and I know this because many…