Grieving

Before the loss of my son,
I didn't realize what a tricky 
question "how are you?" is
it can be simple one second
as you answer "I'm good"
but the next minute,
you could be engulfed by grief
or have a flashback of trauma
or even just a sweet memory
could overtake you
and the answer changes to
"I'm struggling!"
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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November 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Beautiful in its simplicity and sincerity, Kathleen. Hugs xx
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