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Staying Above the Water to Save His Son

January 11, 2016 by Chris Bernholdt

No one is infallible when it comes to making decisions. You just must consider that sometimes things will be beyond your control.

Filed Under: events, National, relationships Tagged With: accidents, fears, loss, swimming

Eulogy to Nana: My 6-Year-Old Girl and Coping with Death

July 20, 2015 by David Lesser

On the morning of the funeral, Penny decided she wanted to say a few words about Nana. Her first eulogy was everything is should have been.

Filed Under: NYC, relationships Tagged With: daughters, death, loss

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No Military Future for My Son. Ever.

May 21, 2015 by Mike Julianelle

I also won’t let my son play with guns or use heroin. I can live with my son missing out on those things, so long as my son is living.

Filed Under: National, relationships Tagged With: death, holidays, loss, Memorial Day, military, sons, war

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Life Learned Through Little League and Losing

April 6, 2015 by Kevin McKeever

N.Y. Mets legend Ed Kranepool, a model of enduring bad times and worse teams, learns he made quite the impression on one Little Leaguer.

Filed Under: National, parenting advice, sports Tagged With: baseball, coping, emotions, growing up, humor, life lessons, loss

Oren Miller and family in 2012. Photo courtesy: Oren Miller

Oren Miller: Tribute to a Father and a Blogger

March 2, 2015 by Kevin McKeever

Oren Miller died over the weekend, and that loss brings great sorrow to fathers who made up his extended family, virtual and IRL, in the dad blogging world.

Filed Under: news Tagged With: cancer, death, loss, Oren Miller

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Stuffed Dog and My Son: A Tail of Love

December 2, 2014 by Jason Greene

The stuffed dog became his companion through his darkest moments. Through visits to the hospital and nightmares. Now it lays limp in my hands.

Filed Under: National, relationships Tagged With: growing up, loss, love, play, sons, stuffed animals, teens / tweens, toddlers, toys

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