Tag: football

• Day 46

  Day 46 and 4 out of the 6 kids have colds. I knew it was coming last night when they started with the interrupted sleep patterns and then they didn’t get out of bed u til late. I knew it was coming I just didn’t want it to. I got his thumbprint necklace that I…

  That Widow

  September 29, 2022

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  1 widow, 6 boys, flag football, football, grief, have him with me, kids, miss him, necklace, sick kids, thatwidow, thumbprint, tired, unit

• Day 35

  Day 35 and we had 2 practices around the same time so each had to miss half. It would have happened the exact same way even if my husband was alive. He would have said he wasn’t driving 2 cars for practices that were right down the street from each other because the other coach…

  That Widow

  September 18, 2022

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  1 widow, 6 boys, bronze them, buried him in them, cemetery, flag football, football, headstone, kids, lots of feelings, married him in them, miss him, pick up and go, same ending, suffering, surviving, thatwidow, wedding and funeral shoes

• Day 32

  Day 32, ahhh college football season is upon us. Just another reminder he’s gone. Typically he would be working at the university for the game and doing special duty. He loved this season. He hated last year when he wasn’t able to work because of his cancer treatments and then preparing for his big surgery.…

  That Widow

  September 15, 2022

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  1 widow, 6 boys, alone, crying, football, fuck off, grief, hurts, just sad, kids, lots of feelings, miss him, not supposed to be this way, pointless, same ending, suffering, thatwidow, time, why

• Day 29

  Day 29 and I’m dreading tomorrow. But that’s tomorrow, right now it’s today. The oldest had his first football practice and there were a group of parents that were tailgating. I was astounded. I know my husband would have been losing his shit if he was there lol I’m finding that I’m questioning if I’m…

  That Widow

  September 12, 2022

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  1 widow, 6 boys, drinking, flag football, football, just me, kids, thatwidow

• Day 28

  Day 28 God laughed when he gave me 6 boys and a dead husband. Boys 2 and 3 are on the same football team and man was it a hard hour long practice tonight. I wanted to scream and cry and just beg my husband for help but none of that can happen. I have…

  That Widow

  September 11, 2022

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  1 widow, 6 boys, alone, crying, football, god laughed, kids, not supposed to be this way, thatwidow