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The Ghost of My Ukrainian Mother
She reached out in the tiniest way, and I’m choosing to see a coincidence as a sign of solidarity
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Natalie Silverstein
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The final drop
Sometimes the thing that breaks you isn't the thing at all
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Natalie Silverstein
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Seasons and Chapters
There’s a box that sits open on top of my printer, filled with old photos from my childhood and young adulthood, snapshots from all of the seasons of my…
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Natalie Silverstein
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On Memory and New Beginnings
I lost my mom at the end of October.
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Natalie Silverstein
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The Ghost of My Ukrainian Mother is Angry
She recently reached out in the tiniest way, and I’m choosing to see a coincidence as a sign of solidarity
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Natalie Silverstein
My New Year’s Wish: one more call with my Mother
Starting in high school, when I would be invited to a house party to celebrate New Year’s Eve with friends, I would call my mother just after the ball…
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Natalie Silverstein
I’ll Focus on the Positive This Father’s Day
My father died over two decades ago after a life lived hard, in a body that was scarred by war, famine and years of alcohol abuse, haunted by a mind…
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Natalie Silverstein
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I Go to the Supermarket When I Miss My Mother
Every section of the store reminds me of her and our daily conversations about food
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Natalie Silverstein
Navigating Loss is an Important Life Skill That Every Teen Should Learn
Death and grief are hard subjects for all of us to understand.
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Natalie Silverstein
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