Raison d’être
(This was the initial post I made on my original blog, Loco Parentis. Later, when my partner died and I made a discovery about myself the title was changed as it was not just parents I was mourning...
View ArticleLies, Damned Lies and Statistics
Time heals. Grief subsides. It hurts less. Bla Bla Bla…. There are days when the grief of losing one’s parents feels so all consuming and raw that it is hard to ever imagine a time when it would not...
View Article‘Memory, is the diary that we all carry about with us’…
All very well Mr Wilde, but memories fade, get twisted or forgotten. How I took for granted chatting with Mama about my childhood and Papa only to realise that when she too died, I was suddenly left as...
View Article“Time heals what reason cannot…”
Nothing like a bit of Roman philosophy to answer all life’s questions… Though I am not sure even Seneca’s wise words can ease the turmoil created by bereavement. It is nearly a year since I lost my...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Darling
It was my boyfriend’s birthday yesterday. I knew it was coming. I warned some friends. They were subtle and didn’t mention it, but casually dropped me an email or text more often than usual. In the end...
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