HeyJaredOn My Momma
I’m Adell…sarcastic queen, jokester and friend. I am writing from life experiences and want to create a safe space for conversation around grief and loss. I’ve been writing since my existence basically so enjoy and follow!
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On My Momma …The More Life Changes, The More Things Stay The Same (opens the original)
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The other day I went to Back to School Night for my kids.It was so sweet sitting at their desks. One in first grade and the other in seventh.Two completely different stages of childhood. Two completely different little people. One still very much my baby, the other somehow becoming a whole person right in front of me.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eyXQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazona
Time Is Literally Always Moving (opens the original)
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On My Momma…It’s such an obvious thing to say, but it’s so true. Time is literally always changing.This week, since it’s September 11th, we all do the same frame of thinking about where we were on that day. Me, I was in the first few weeks of my first year in high school. I was just getting to know my classmates. I was just getting to really know my teachers and just overall understand how high school, this high school, an art school, worked.I remember my teacher showing me the images of the pla
Grim Reaper…What Are You Doing?? (opens the original)
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On My Momma…This past week, there has been a lot of talk around death, with the passing of Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, Peter Cullen and more. In bereavement, a lot of people are asking why.Why them? Why now? Why not someone else?That’s the thing…right?We often find ourselves looking for answers, understanding and clarity. It’s how we rationalize death. It’s how we try to make sense of something that, quite honestly, may never make sense.But the ironic part is that no matter what the answer is…it wo
What Does Support Look Like? (opens the original)
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On My Momma… Good People May Show Up When You Least Expect It.Picture this: you’re dropping your kids off at school. You see some familiar faces of other moms and you try to make a quick dash. You aren’t ready to people. Then they see you. They come over. They hug you. They ask how you are and you break down.You aren’t upset with them, but more so yourself.It’s been a long summer, and you’ve been putting your head down and focusing on trying to just figure out life. And, well, that’s caused you
I left heavy in ‘The D’ (opens the original)
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On My Momma…sometimes life knows JUST what to deliver to you.Over the last few weeks, I’ve traveled to Chicago and Detroit. Chicago’s skyline just does something to me, and my husband’s family in Detroit…they’re just so amazing. I feel like I’ve known them for a lifetime.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tkoH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F793b0dd8-a0c7-4bbf-b
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