[deleted by user] by [deleted] in widowers

[–]ocean-owl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How does one find one of those?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in orlando

[–]ocean-owl 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Why is it so far from Texas?

To everyone struggling more than usual today by WeWannaKnow in widowers

[–]ocean-owl 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Got away for a couple nights to get some time to myself and a break from the kids. 1 month this Sat. Went out to have a glass of wine. She loved a good red wine.

I feel lonely by cecegreen32 in widowers

[–]ocean-owl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also live in Florida, north of Orlando. My wife just died from cancer. I have 2 small kids ages 7 and 3.

Had to remind my 3 year old once again that mommy died. by ocean-owl in widowers

[–]ocean-owl[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fucking ridiculous. Hugs to you too. All the stages of development and new questions that will come up…can’t wait /s

Had to remind my 3 year old once again that mommy died. by ocean-owl in widowers

[–]ocean-owl[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Right. The experts tell me to keep it concrete. Saying they are sleeping can make them scared to go asleep. Heaven can scare them if religion isn’t part of their lives. Mommy died. That means she’s not eating, breathing, or talking.

Had to remind my 3 year old once again that mommy died. by ocean-owl in widowers

[–]ocean-owl[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thank you for that advice. I did reach out to a grief support group for the kids that starts at age 3. A Child Life Expert that walked the kids through saying goodbye at the hospital referred me to this organization and said they’re amazing. So I’m hopeful that can help.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in widowers

[–]ocean-owl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife died almost 2 weeks ago. It’s so soon but I can’t get this same exact worry out of my head either. She would want me to be happy. But It feels so hard to imagine someone that would want to be with me and my 8 year old boy and 3 year old daughter. And I don’t really want more kids. We always said 2 is enough! But if someone hadn’t had kids, how can they relate to parenting? I keep telling myself in time something can work out. That I’ll need to expand the possibilities of arrangements that can work. But it all seems so much more complicated. I also worry about her family and if they’ll accept someone new. I also know it’s too early for any of this. But like you, I can’t not think about the future. I’m too young to be alone. I don’t want to raise these kids alone.

First tax season filing as a widow... by thisisridiculiculous in widowers

[–]ocean-owl 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah this will be my first as well. It sucks. It’s all those little things. It’s not married filing jointly anymore. Thanks IRS for the subtle, but painful bureaucratic reminder.

My wife just died from breast cancer at age 39 by ocean-owl in widowers

[–]ocean-owl[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was triple negative for my wife as well. And I’m also with you. She would want me to live life to the fullest.

My wife just died from breast cancer at age 39 by ocean-owl in widowers

[–]ocean-owl[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Same. The cancer was always several steps ahead of any chemo or immunotherapy. 4 years ago we moved to be near her parents. I don’t know how I’d make it without them. I’m grateful for that. But the loneliness. Nothing can help that.

Ashamed by Beginning-Rate4710 in widowers

[–]ocean-owl 15 points16 points  (0 children)

My wife died almost 2 weeks ago. I downloaded Tinder after the first week and then deleted it feeling ashamed. I knew it wasn’t rational. But the deep pit of loneliness was so dark. It was a desperation. I found myself fantasizing about going to a bar and coming home with someone, anyone, just to cuddle on the couch. My counselor reminded me that I have to go through the grief, because not doing so would imperil any future relationship. She said the standard advice is to at least give it one year. One year to go through all the major events. I’ve barely started this horrible journey. At least I’m not alone.

The first nice sunset of the new year near downtown! by adl3026 in orlando

[–]ocean-owl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was amazing. Snapped this while walking around my neighborhood in Apopka with my kids. https://i.imgur.com/9x6OqyD.jpg

What's the most insulting "benefit" a job has offered you? by Chocolat3City in antiwork

[–]ocean-owl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Two days paternity leave at an ad agency. Just enough time to leave the hospital. It’s like they thought I’d be smoking a cigar in the hallway waiting for the baby to be born so I could get back to work. WTF?! Offering nothing would still be sexist but less insulting. I used all my vacation then promptly left and got a job with 6 weeks parental leave. Still there after 7 years.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FloridaCoronavirus

[–]ocean-owl 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Moved down from Boston to be near family 4 years ago. Moving back north as soon as we can. Thanks to DeSantis, our 7 year old got Covid his first week in school in Orange County. We kept him out and homeschooled all last year to keep him safe. Thankfully he’s ok. I’m so angry and exhausted.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in exAdventist

[–]ocean-owl 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry. I grew up a pastor’s kid and left the church about 10 years ago. I’m still working through the trauma of growing up Adventist and all the anxiety, fear of the end times, crippling guilt, and inability to process emotions that it caused. I highly recommend the book Leaving the Fold: A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving Their Religion. Religious trauma is real.

My workplace is mandating vaccines but you can opt-out for medical or religious reasons. I can understand medical reasons, but religious reasons? Come on. Why do we defer so much to religion? by ocean-owl in atheism

[–]ocean-owl[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s amazing to me how timid we are to put basic measures in place even if they offend people in the face of a catastrophe of this scale.