1.0Their Bad Motherhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/theirbadmotherCatherine Connorshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/theirbadmother/author/cconnorsGhosts And Ice Cream - Their Bad Motherrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="DOFhdmNR2d"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/theirbadmother/2009/09/ghosts-and-ice-cream.html">Ghosts And Ice Cream</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/theirbadmother/2009/09/ghosts-and-ice-cream.html/embed#?secret=DOFhdmNR2d" width="600" height="338" title="“Ghosts And Ice Cream” — Their Bad Mother" data-secret="DOFhdmNR2d" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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We spent the weekend going to country fairs. We spent the weekend on Ferris Wheels and watching tractor pulls and eating cotton candy and ice cream. It was good. My heart still aches, and I still struggle, daily – hourly – with the challenge of coping with the emotions surrounding my father’s death. I still…http://blog.beliefnet.com/theirbadmother/assets_c/2009/09/P1020902-thumb-448x597-7777.jpg