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Best Baby Announcement
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Baby #3 is on the way! And these are my real thoughts about it.

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  • Posted on August 9, 2018January 10, 2020
Baby #3 is on the way! I literally never thought I would say those words. I like to plan things. More than I like to plan, I like to be…
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An Open Letter to my Mother
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I stopped reaching for the phone.

  • byjessicalebrun
  • Posted on July 9, 2018January 2, 2019
Dear Mom, It has been 1 year, 2 months, and 24 days since you decided to leave us. For the first 1 year, 2 months and eh… 6-ish days, I…
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Last day of preschool
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The last time I picked my son up at preschool, ever.

  • byjessicalebrun
  • Posted on June 1, 2018August 11, 2018
Today I picked up my son from preschool for the very last time. It hit me as I was driving to get him, I’ll never have this again. Somewhere else,…
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An open letter to my mother
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An Open Letter to my Mother: When I See You Again, Pt. 2

  • byjessicalebrun
  • Posted on May 23, 2018August 11, 2018
6 months after I lost my mom to suicide I wrote a post titled When I See You Again. It has now been one year and one month since I…
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The first year of grief after my mom's suicide
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How I’ve dealt with the first year of grief

  • byjessicalebrun
  • Posted on April 29, 2018March 18, 2022
Oh, grief. I have pondered over this word more in the past year than ever before in my life. On April 14, 2017 I lost my mother to suicide. Grief,…
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Suicide Awareness
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It’s not your fault.

  • byjessicalebrun
  • Posted on February 14, 2018August 11, 2018
Do you ever cry while doing the dishes? Yeah, me neither, never. (insert facial expression that screams “yeah right”) This writing session has been long overdue. Much like the shrapnel…
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Jessica LeBrun, Sheila Barnett
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If I could speak to my mother on her birthday…

  • byjessicalebrun
  • Posted on November 19, 2017April 16, 2018
Hey mom, It’s your birthday! If you were here, you would be saying “It’s just another day”. I have been trying to tell myself that same thing all day, but…
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Dealing with suicide loss
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When I see you again…

  • byjessicalebrun
  • Posted on October 30, 2017August 1, 2018
I’ll tell you all about it when I see you again… I’ll tell you how they grew, I’ll tell you the funny things they said & all the times they…
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On losing my mom and hurricane irma
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On losing my mom & Hurricane Irma

  • byjessicalebrun
  • Posted on September 25, 2017April 18, 2018
The past 5 months have been some of the hardest of my life to date. Most of you know that I lost my mom to suicide 5 months ago. In…
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Understanding depression and suicide
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I hope I never understand.

  • byjessicalebrun
  • Posted on July 7, 2017April 18, 2018
There’s been a lot of talk on social media about suicide lately after the tragic death of Chester Bennington from Linkin Park. I see it all, I read it all,…
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Hi! I'm Jessica! Wife and mom of 3 kids (plus a lab, 13 chickens, a bearded dragon & 3 fish). I'm a graphic designer and website developer, and have a love of writing and motherhood -- which is where this corner of the internet comes in! Learn more about me and this website here.

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