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  • It Still Hurts After All These Years

    Starsha Diamond July 12, 2023 essays

    I’m not writing this to make you feel bad, but rather, to let you know that your absence in my life and their lives is acute.

    grandfather, relationships, motherhood, divorce, parenting, college, regret, forgiveness

    A Letter to My Children: Will you Understand?

    Starsha Diamond April 20, 2023 Relationships

    It is with much sadness and grief that I write this letter. Your dad and I have made the decision that we will be happier people living apart rather than living together—and we believe that this will be better for the two of you.

    motherhood, divorce, parenting, marriage, letter

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