https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/letter-sister-grief/ Sun, 14 Jan 2024 14:19:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/letter-sister-grief/#comment-2769 https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/?p=5656#comment-2769 I am sorry for your loss. It is hard, but somehow we keep on going. I know your sister is somewhere smiling now, watching you with your own little girls.

]]> https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/letter-sister-grief/#comment-2745 https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/?p=5656#comment-2745 So beautifully written, Kelly. I’m sorry for your loss. I have a sister whom I don’t see very often because we live in different countries, but I can’t imagine losing her. You had me in tears just thinking about it.

]]> https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/letter-sister-grief/#comment-1127 https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/?p=5656#comment-1127 I can relate…to an extent. I, too, have lost a sister…younger, by three years. She was 26. I’ll never forget that day — what I was wearing, what I was doing, what my original plans were…or the fact that I forgot to breathe. Grief, I’m learning, is different for each of us — my brother, my mom, my dad — just as our fingerprints are different; just as no two snowflakes are the same. I’m also learning that each day, each moment, is different. Some days, I can brace for the waves. Others, I find I’m not prepared enough. Thank you for sharing this story — being a writer myself, I know it must have been difficult to put these words to paper — it has been a blessing to read.

]]> https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/letter-sister-grief/#comment-1113 https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/?p=5656#comment-1113 So beautiful, I have tears in my eyes. I love the “box of marbles” metaphor, I feel that way often with my Mom. Thanks for sharing, x

]]> https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/letter-sister-grief/#comment-1110 https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/?p=5656#comment-1110 Oh my gosh! You are an amazing writer and that was the best way to describe the bad days after (even years) losing someone we love: the marbles fell everywhere, they were beautiful, but they had to be cleaned up!
I know your sister forgives you!!

]]> https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/letter-sister-grief/#comment-1105 https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/?p=5656#comment-1105 Kelly, very nice. I love the analogy with the marbles and memories. I have 4 sisters and I can’t imagine life without any of them. I’m sure the bond your daughters have will last forever!

]]> https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/letter-sister-grief/#comment-1104 https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/?p=5656#comment-1104 Beautiful, Kelly.

]]> https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/letter-sister-grief/#comment-1103 https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/?p=5656#comment-1103 Grief changes in time, It is a funny thing. It must have felt good and sad to write this, it made me think of my own loss I grieve everyday but also think how much I I’d love a sister! Great article

]]> https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/letter-sister-grief/#comment-1102 https://happyyouhappyfamily.com/?p=5656#comment-1102 Beautiful story. I’m sorry for your loss but happy to see your sister lives on in your memories of her and through the moments you remember her through your daughters. I always wanted a sister and envied that strong bond. I’m blessed that my girls have each other. Thanks for ruining my eye makeup on a Friday morning when I still have 7 hours of work ahead of me. LOL!

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