There's No Popularity In Widowhood
Wow, it has been some time since I logged into the blog to write a few thoughts. I only write when I'm inspired
In nearly three years of widowhood, I have learned so much about myself. I also learned a lot about people as well.
One day a friend told me that he was approached by someone who said that I use being a widow to gain popularity.
Months later, I decided to share the thoughts of a widow.
There is no popularity in widowhood.
In fact it is the opposite of popular. Being a young widow (at the time I was 33) was unique in itself. I struggled to find my place in the grieving world. Which was predominately older women, old enough to be my grandmother. They were no longer thinking about love again, they were content with having their last love.. be their last love. They weren't thinking about having babies. They were just trying to process being alone after spending decades of their life with their spouse.
I walked into a grief share group, and all the women looked at me... in the…
In nearly three years of widowhood, I have learned so much about myself. I also learned a lot about people as well.
One day a friend told me that he was approached by someone who said that I use being a widow to gain popularity.
Months later, I decided to share the thoughts of a widow.
There is no popularity in widowhood.
In fact it is the opposite of popular. Being a young widow (at the time I was 33) was unique in itself. I struggled to find my place in the grieving world. Which was predominately older women, old enough to be my grandmother. They were no longer thinking about love again, they were content with having their last love.. be their last love. They weren't thinking about having babies. They were just trying to process being alone after spending decades of their life with their spouse.
I walked into a grief share group, and all the women looked at me... in the…
