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explaining death to a toddler

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Explaining Death To A Toddler Was Harder Than I Imagined

October 20, 2016October 13, 2016 Kimberly Zapata death, grief, loss

By Kimberly Zapata I’ll never forget the day I had to sit my daughter down and discuss death with her.

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death of my father — waterproof

Waterproof

June 28, 2016October 28, 2016 Kimberly Zapata childhood, death, grief, growing up, loss

I have never been afraid of the monsters beneath my bed or the creatures that lurked in my closet; it

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Standing At The Water’s Edge

July 10, 2015August 5, 2015 Kimberly Zapata childhood, dads, fatherhood, fathers, grief, loss, mamalode

My father taught me to swim when I was eight years old, which was old by Florida standards. It wasn’t

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