What dreams do I pursue, knowing it will limit the time I have left with my Parents? Who will walk me down the aisle at my wedding? How the fuck am I going to get through this?
At eighteen years old, I faced losing my only remaining parent. I looked for books and resources for young grievers and I couldn’t find much. I wanted to read a book written by a young person who had lost both their parents. I wanted a non-clinical book documenting the nitty gritty of making decisions and dealing with both anticipatory and traditional grief while also going through the bullshit of everyday life.
I never found that book, so I’ve written it.
What Parents? documents my life from fifteen to thirty, learning to live without my parents as I graduate from high school and university, get married, and embark on motherhood.
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