funeral

Love affair with Mother

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Garrett presses play on the device containing the audio recording. “Walking in this house made me fucking homesick. The smell reminds me of the best times of my life. “It’s been two days since Mother’s funeral. I haven’t slept more than minutes at a time since. I sit in one of the dark stained, wooden chairs at the table in her kitchen as I sip on the scotch that she had saved for a special occasion. She showed it to me years ago and told me that one day we would share it in celebration of a special occasion. We … Read more

Innocently accompanying a woman home is more than it appears

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Innocently accompanying a woman home is more than it appears Hello readers, my name is Maisie and I would like to tell you a little story about something that happened to me a couple of years ago. You think you know someone, but when it comes down to it, you don’t really. I thought I knew my husband, Patrick. But I didn’t. Even after almost fifty years of marriage, I realised that I didn’t know him at all. It was only after his untimely death that I found out all about him. You see, you would expect that when you … Read more

Mother son bond is tested when she remarried

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Mother son bond is tested when she remarried I am Lucas, and I was two months from the end of my last year of high school when I lost my father in an accident. He had been a rock to me, giving me everything that I could ask for. After losing him, my whole world fell apart, though I was determined to stay strong for my mother. I love her more than a son ever could, but only I knew it and kept it buried deep inside of me. I took care of the funeral while my mother stayed holed … Read more

A loving wife comes up with a practical solution

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At twenty five I, Jubal Prentice, started my second job after college working in digital marketing. I had a combined BSc and BA degree in business and computer science from a five year program at the university I attended and this job seemed perfect for me, much better than the first job I got out of college. I had been a competitive fencer in college but always put my studies first, so I never won any individual championships although my team once finished third in the NCAA national fencing competition. My new job was at Winsome Scientific, Inc., a medium … Read more