Beautiful! I had plans for cremation keepsakes. My problem is that I cannot open my husband’s remains. He wanted his ashes scattered with mine and no service of any kind. So, I don’t have to open them. I sense it would be my undoing. Instead, I’m wearing my wedding ring. I guess my point is that grief is as individual as a snowflake, and those in grief just as fragile. Bless you for starting this newsletter and opening a safe space to fall. ❤️
Having never been through this exact loss, I'm not sure what I'd do. But know for sure, I'll never judge someone for how they grieve. Thank you for sharing your journey over the past year. 💓.
In my case, a sense of letting go at the one-year mark was kind of a milestone, so no cremain jewelry (not sure if it existed then, but it's a very cool idea). But I lost a husband, not a son. Loss is universal, but all losses are individual, so this is most definitely a case of you do you. I think your "creepy" jewelry is lovely.
I just found your Substack. I lost my daughter (at birth) two years ago, and have been looking for writers who write so well about grief. Your jewelry and your words are beautiful. Thank you for sharing them both.
Beautiful! I had plans for cremation keepsakes. My problem is that I cannot open my husband’s remains. He wanted his ashes scattered with mine and no service of any kind. So, I don’t have to open them. I sense it would be my undoing. Instead, I’m wearing my wedding ring. I guess my point is that grief is as individual as a snowflake, and those in grief just as fragile. Bless you for starting this newsletter and opening a safe space to fall. ❤️
Having never been through this exact loss, I'm not sure what I'd do. But know for sure, I'll never judge someone for how they grieve. Thank you for sharing your journey over the past year. 💓.
In my case, a sense of letting go at the one-year mark was kind of a milestone, so no cremain jewelry (not sure if it existed then, but it's a very cool idea). But I lost a husband, not a son. Loss is universal, but all losses are individual, so this is most definitely a case of you do you. I think your "creepy" jewelry is lovely.
I just found your Substack. I lost my daughter (at birth) two years ago, and have been looking for writers who write so well about grief. Your jewelry and your words are beautiful. Thank you for sharing them both.
I think your jewelry is lovely. Most days, my Granny's rosary is in my pocket. She died in 2003. There's no timeline for grief.
Totally agree with keepsakes! My son and I both have fingerprint necklaces. May do cremains jewelry in future, too…