by Jenny | Jul 2, 2019 | Parenting, When the Other Parent Dies
A few weeks ago, on our last night of Safe Harbor I was given the question “if you could go forward to see the future or go back in time, what would you do?” I responded without hesitation, “I would go back in time to a moment when John was...
by Jenny | Apr 22, 2018 | Parenting, When the Other Parent Dies
Last Sunday it hit me like a ton of bricks….it was the one year anniversary of my new title of “only parent.” The “only parent” who would take her to get her hair and make-up done for prom. The only parent she would have at the...
by Jenny | Jan 14, 2018 | Parenting, When the Other Parent Dies
As many of you know, on July 1, 2017 we lost my ex-husband John Wengler after his 81 day battle with Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer. At the end of his life I started thinking of how we were all going to move forward and was a bit overwhelmed realizing my responsibility in...
by Jenny | Jan 3, 2018 | Parenting
I exhausted myself staying one-step ahead of you – second guessing and overthinking, maneuvering in the background where you couldn’t see, where you would never look. Putting so much support in place and then camouflaging it in the care of other people. ...
by Jenny | Nov 28, 2017 | Parenting, When the Other Parent Dies
Let’s face it, these last few months have been rough…in fact, since April 12th I have been living under a blanket of fear and sadness. Fear he would die, fear of what a recovery could be like, fear of my life changing, fear of you and all you would go...
by Jenny | Oct 27, 2017 | Parenting, When the Other Parent Dies
The first birthday after a parent dies. I was told the day was going to suck …and that this day in future years will always suck. I prepared myself mentally which means I braced for tears…mine and theirs as well. The oldest has come home to be with us...
