And so, here you are.   You've experienced the closest thing to hell on earth that you'll probably ever have to endure, but you've managed to scrape through and come out of that tunnel in one piece ( Read more... )

(Glossary:  DGI means "Doesn't Get It" - not a phrase I particularly like, but it is not uncommonly used amongst widows to refer to those non-widows who seem clueless, oblivious or downright idiotic about the entire concept of widowhood )

The path of widowhood is, to bastardize a cliche and abuse the hell out of several metaphors, paved with thorns ( Read more... )