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For the Newly Widowed:Top Ten Tacky Things People Will Say to You and Ten Ways You Can React to Them

January 12, 2007

The funeral is over. You?ve written ten thousand checks, signed your name ten thousand times to ten thousand thank you notes, and ten thousand times you wished you were dead. The sight of your mailman, FTD, and friendly neighbor reduces you to tears.

For The New Widow – Three Things To Remember – When The Moon In The Sky Hits Like An Axe In The Eye

January 3, 2007

It?s the end of the day, the end of the week, the end of the month. The cat?s in the cradle and the dog?s in the yard. Or, is it the other way around? You peel one last sticky stamp off a roll, place it on one last envelope, breathe one soft sigh of relief and like a kid with a cupcake, you congratulate yourself for getting through — One more day, one more week, one more month, maybe one more year — Without Him.