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Late February is a challenging time of year for me. Jen’s birthday is the 23rd and serves as an annual reminder of all of the potential that was lost…Her’s (mainly), mine, the world’s honestly. This year she would be 52…It is increasingly hard to imagine, through all of the iterations possible, what she could have become, what was to be her (significant) impact on the world.
That being said, things, emotions, have largely settled down since I committed a potential…
ContinueAdded by Speed Weasel on February 15, 2024 at 3:30pm — No Comments
<Sidenote First>>>...The night before the support group meeting, Jen appeared in my dreams again. We were back at high school age. I sat down with her at a lunch table, but it felt like we hadn't 'officially' met yet. Awkward stares and moments of silence. I started to talk and then she was standing, staring, concerned. It had a feeling like, "How dare you talk to me, you don't know me." Well, maybe not that harsh, but definitely a…
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I had a conversation right after a posting that I put on Facebook referencing Jen (and since deleted) with a friend. They made a comment about the possibility of a 'spirit' being trapped in limbo if the griever does not release them (get through the grief). The comment has been rattling around in my brain for a couple months, and not in a good way. It hurt. It angered me. The message received by me was that I was harming (trapping at least) her spirit by still being grief…
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