Thank you! I love that the author points out that we need to change the language of suicide losses. We treat mental illness (also drug addiction) as if it were avoidable. Or something to overcome. But so often these afflictions take people down, just as many other diseases do.
I love the image of the boomerang coming back, like the teacher and the father. For many of us who had an early loss, it takes many years to work through feelings of betrayal and abandonment, regardless of the cause of death. So thank you for writing, editing and publishing this beautiful and important piece.
So good. >>Only then did it strike me that a boomerang's purpose is to fly away and return—just like this one already had. It felt like a joke, one my father would have enjoyed. Or perhaps a message.<<
Hi Malena. I’m sitting in the waiting room of a Brooklyn dentist, tearing up. Of course a boomerang. This is honest and true and so beautiful. Thank you.
Thank you! I love that the author points out that we need to change the language of suicide losses. We treat mental illness (also drug addiction) as if it were avoidable. Or something to overcome. But so often these afflictions take people down, just as many other diseases do.
I love the image of the boomerang coming back, like the teacher and the father. For many of us who had an early loss, it takes many years to work through feelings of betrayal and abandonment, regardless of the cause of death. So thank you for writing, editing and publishing this beautiful and important piece.
So many returns to think about in this piece
Thank you, Ann.
Beautiful. In every way. The writing, the pace, the flow, the imagery. Thank you for sharing this. More, more! ❤️
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Thanks, Sheila. xoxo
This hit me very hard! A beautiful and bittersweet piece of writing-- thanks for sharing your Dad's story (& your own!).
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Thank you for reading it and feeling the feelings.
Beautiful! The boomerang an object which could affirm your life struggles with your father's death. The coming back to you.... So moving!
Very moving. I have tears in my eyes.
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Thank you for sharing your beautifully written story.
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Thank you so much for reading it.
I'm glad the Boomerang found its way back to you and with it your Dad.
So good. >>Only then did it strike me that a boomerang's purpose is to fly away and return—just like this one already had. It felt like a joke, one my father would have enjoyed. Or perhaps a message.<<
Hi Malena. I’m sitting in the waiting room of a Brooklyn dentist, tearing up. Of course a boomerang. This is honest and true and so beautiful. Thank you.
thank you for reading 💓
Thanks, Eliza! So wonderful to hear from you. I follow you however I can and always love your writing.
Beautiful and moving. Thanks for sharing ❤️
thank you for reading💓