Grieving: Learning a "New Normal"
Let me tell you, grieving sucks. Period. I would never wish for my worst enemy to have to deal with this kind of pain. Not having my Mom around hurts so much and I miss her so much. There is not a moment that goes by where I don't think about her and wish I could have her back with me. But in the middle of all my hurt and grieving, I am having to learn a "new normal" and learn to do life without her in it. And it has been hard. When my Mom died, I immediately stepped right into her shoes. I took over and started trying to be her. I have been doing all the cleaning, the laundry, the shopping, and also keeping up with everything going on regarding my brother's school. I have felt the need to kind of take over and make sure the house stays in order and that my brother continues to succeed in school. On top of that, I still work and have other commitments and things I have to do. And, in all honesty, I have been exhausting myself trying to keep up with it all. I have co...