So the 17th is the 2nd anniversary of my late spouse's death and I'm dreading the emotions which will come with it. The most persistent rule I've learned with grief (from others in their grief, from experts, from books) is that the anniversaries -- bir...
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So the 17th is the 2nd anniversary of my late spouse's death and I'm dreading the emotions which will come with it. The most persistent rule I've learned with grief (from others in their grief, from experts, from books) is that the anniversaries -- birth, death, marriage, etc -- always hit harder than you expect.
Last year I was mostly inconsolable through most of the day, just as I was on their birthday and as I was on our anniversary. This time last year I was in the middle of a gap between jobs and taking as much time as I needed to process, to cry, and to heal, but this year I have a conference with its usual preparation and exhaustion next week. On the anniversary of their death I'll have to be working and trying to hold it together in the face of my usual responsibilities.
So yeah I feel like it's gonna be a long couple weeks and right now it feels like I'm in the calm before the storm of it all.
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Willow, Venus Pirate 🏳️⚧️replied to erl last edited by
@erl <sits nearby for company>