Lala's Mom http://lalasmom.com life after the suicide of a child Thu, 16 May 2013 23:59:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://lalasmom.com/2013/05/945/ http://lalasmom.com/2013/05/945/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 03:35:02 +0000 shaye http://lalasmom.com/?p=945 “My name is Erica but you can call me Loony” is how this young blogger introduces herself on the About page of her blog, “Thoughts of Lunatic”. She reminds me of Lala in many ways. This is one of her … Continue reading →

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]]> http://lalasmom.com/2013/05/945/feed/ 2 Lala’s Grandpa on Suicide and Shaken Faith http://lalasmom.com/2013/03/lalas-grandpa-on-suicide-and-shaken-faith/ http://lalasmom.com/2013/03/lalas-grandpa-on-suicide-and-shaken-faith/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:55:23 +0000 shaye http://lalasmom.com/?p=930 ‘Shaken’ is too gentle a word to describe what happens to faith, family – life – in the aftermath of a suicide. Even the strongest synonyms offered in my thesaurus sound flimsy: shock, rattle, harm, impair. Only one word in … Continue reading →

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]]> http://lalasmom.com/2013/03/lalas-grandpa-on-suicide-and-shaken-faith/feed/ 4 Marjorie Antus’ Blog : Mary’s Shortcut http://lalasmom.com/2013/03/marjorie-antus-blog-marys-shortcut/ http://lalasmom.com/2013/03/marjorie-antus-blog-marys-shortcut/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:00:41 +0000 shaye http://lalasmom.com/?p=920 Mary was Marjorie’s daughter. She killed herself in 1995. On her blog, Mary’s Shortcut, Marjorie addresses many of the issues all survivors of suicide struggle with. Marjorie is Catholic and applies her faith to the issues of suicide with special … Continue reading →

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]]> http://lalasmom.com/2013/03/marjorie-antus-blog-marys-shortcut/feed/ 2 Surviving the Isolation of Grief http://lalasmom.com/2013/03/surviving-the-isolation-of-grief/ http://lalasmom.com/2013/03/surviving-the-isolation-of-grief/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 07:21:48 +0000 shaye http://lalasmom.com/?p=906 The grief caused by the loss of a loved one lingers. Even after the searing pain cools to a deeply sheltered sadness and a respectable chunk of time has passed peacefully by, a sharp jab of longing can re-open the … Continue reading →

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]]> http://lalasmom.com/2013/03/surviving-the-isolation-of-grief/feed/ 2 Suicide’s five minute rule http://lalasmom.com/2013/01/suicides-five-minute-rule/ http://lalasmom.com/2013/01/suicides-five-minute-rule/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:59:02 +0000 shaye http://lalasmom.com/?p=895 A small window between impulse and action Recently, NPR’s All Things Considered aired a story on the increasing rate of suicide not only in the military, but in the general US population. While reasons for the increase were discussed, impulsivity … Continue reading →

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]]> http://lalasmom.com/2013/01/suicide-and-forgiveness/feed/ 4 Adam Lanza shouldn’t have died, either. http://lalasmom.com/2012/12/adam-lanza-shouldnt-have-died-either/ http://lalasmom.com/2012/12/adam-lanza-shouldnt-have-died-either/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:24:36 +0000 shaye http://lalasmom.com/?p=682 He will forever be remembered as evil incarnate. A beast who took the lives of 20 beautiful, innocent children and six of their brave and beautiful teachers. “It’s crazy,” people say. “Why would he do such a thing?” It is … Continue reading →

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]]> http://lalasmom.com/2012/12/adam-lanza-shouldnt-have-died-either/feed/ 4 Dia de los Muertos, Hollywood Forever Cemetery http://lalasmom.com/2012/11/dia-de-los-muertos-hollywood-forever-cemetery/ http://lalasmom.com/2012/11/dia-de-los-muertos-hollywood-forever-cemetery/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 01:52:37 +0000 shaye http://lalasmom.com/?p=655 photo by Katy Park I write this near midnight on November 2nd, on the Day of the Dead, or, as it is known in Mexico where the celebration originated, Dia de los Muertos. This evening NPR aired a human interest … Continue reading →

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]]> http://lalasmom.com/2012/11/dia-de-los-muertos-hollywood-forever-cemetery/feed/ 2 The Indignant Smile & Laughter’s Links http://lalasmom.com/2012/10/the-indignant-smile-laughters-links/ http://lalasmom.com/2012/10/the-indignant-smile-laughters-links/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:18:36 +0000 shaye http://lalasmom.com/?p=622 in·dig·na·tion noun \ˌin-dig-ˈnā-shən\  anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean - Merriam-Webster on-line dictionary definition of indignation an·ger noun \ˈaŋ-gər\  a strong feeling of displeasure and usually of antagonism - Merriam-Webster on-line dictionary definition of anger Anger is one of those … Continue reading →

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]]> http://lalasmom.com/2012/10/the-indignant-smile-laughters-links/feed/ 0 On Grieving – words by men for men http://lalasmom.com/2012/09/on-grieving-words-by-men-for-men/ http://lalasmom.com/2012/09/on-grieving-words-by-men-for-men/#comments Sun, 30 Sep 2012 23:53:14 +0000 shaye http://lalasmom.com/?p=646 Fairhaven Grief Blog Editor Charity Gallardo, gathers bloggers with insightful perspectives on grief, mourning and death. One point of view I rarely see (perhaps because I don’t seek it out) is that of men, especially fathers, dealing with grief. The … Continue reading →

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