Lucky streak (verb): A series of concurrent fortunate outcomes or occurrences It’s not the end of the Mumoirs blog, as some of you may have hoped/feared (delete as applicable), but the end of the Summer book streak. When someone dies, you have to take comfort where you …
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Explicit
Resonate (verb): To relate harmoniously, to strike a chord My last blog was about all of the implicit nods to baby loss, but since then, I’ve been bombarded with all of the explicit references. More specifically, books and quotes about the …
Reading Between the Lines
Read between the lines (phrase): To look for or discover a meaning that is implied rather than explicitly stated I wrote a tongue in cheek blog about all the Baby Loss Superpowers you acquire, once you’ve gone through a pregnancy …
I Can’t Imagine
Oh sh1t! (urban dictionary): The exact moment of realisation that you have done something insanely stupid So many people say “I can’t imagine what you’re going through” when talking to the baby loss or grieving community. I know that it’s …
Mismatched Grief
Asynchronous (adjective): Not existing or occurring at the same time One of the cleverest phrases on this blog, was obviously not my own. It was James’ when he spoke about “asynchronous grief” – I can barely spell it, but I …
Two Steps Forwards
Path (noun): The course or direction in which a person is moving This year I said I wanted to move forward. Given that we are already one-third of the way through this year (seriously, how did that happen?!), now seems …
Surviving
Thrive (verb): To grow or develop well or vigorously; prosper; flourish I’m not getting into it, but I’m not a Meghan Markle fan (controversial bruth!), but one thing she once said, did strike me, even though it irritated me at …
This Chapter
Chapter (noun): A distinctive period in history or in a person’s life I was reading a book a couple of months ago, The Midnight Library, it’s a place that people go, between life and death. When you visit the library, …