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Part 26: Which way is up?
Just a few weeks after moving into our house, I had to get everyone ready for a new school year - including a completely new school for...
Laura Taliancich
Mar 1115 min read
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Part 25: Reflection
So it's been a hot minute, again. The people who have followed along thus far & periodically reached out (even though we're only...
Laura Taliancich
Dec 15, 202410 min read
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Part 24: The hits start coming...
...and they don't stop coming. Yes, the song is now in my head (& probably yours, too - sorry!). Sadly, the lyrics are spot-on at...
Laura Taliancich
Jul 25, 202412 min read
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Part 23: A year for the books...
Still feeling like I went skydiving without a parachute, I continued to apply for part-time jobs. Not knowing what our final custody...
Laura Taliancich
May 28, 20249 min read
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Part 22: Steps Forward
My mom joined me for the trip to Children's Hospital in Birmingham. I didn't sleep much the night before. How could I? Ever since we were...
Laura Taliancich
May 18, 20248 min read
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Part 21: Bills & Bikes
Moving through April was a blur of spring school activities and projects, narrowly escaping my cell phone being cut off, adding the...
Laura Taliancich
May 14, 20247 min read
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Part 20: Easter Blessings
As we moved from March to April, we were made aware that he added to his impressive tattoo collection with another winner: interlocking...
Laura Taliancich
May 13, 20244 min read
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Part 19: The Ides of March
We came back to our house the next day after all the weekday duties, pickups, drop offs, classes taught, etc., and I prayed for a bit of...
Laura Taliancich
May 13, 20247 min read
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Part 18: Just breathe.
We got to my mom's house the evening of March 1, miraculously got the kids settled and in bed, and I sat on the couch with my mom in a...
Laura Taliancich
May 11, 20248 min read
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Part 17: Crumbling Dreams
I met with an attorney who agreed with my friends from the "intervention" that something was not adding up. The recommendation was to...
Laura Taliancich
May 10, 20244 min read
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Part 16: Love & Lies
As we moved through January and into February, the star-crossed lovers argued over not responding to each other within minutes. I...
Laura Taliancich
May 9, 20248 min read
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Part 15: Auld Lang Syne
I made it through Christmas Day and focused on enjoying my mom's rescheduled visit to us to have Christmas after the freezing weather...
Laura Taliancich
May 6, 20243 min read
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Part 14: Tis the Season.
December was one of the hardest times of my entire life. A voice in the back of my head knew something was wrong, but the voices of the...
Laura Taliancich
May 5, 20244 min read
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Part 13: Awards & Celebrations.
December started with a positive, at least. That first week, as I stood at the stove refereeing the heated discussion of who got to stir...
Laura Taliancich
May 5, 20243 min read
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Part 12: Gratitude & Thanksgiving.
We entered November with more of the same. Rarely seeing him, delayed communication, gaslighting, avoiding questions. It also unlocked a...
Laura Taliancich
May 5, 20243 min read
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Part 11: Halloween monsters don't always wear costumes
I knew Halloween would be a solo gig for me, so I made plans to go with friends and have some backup. My son decided to be a “purple...
Laura Taliancich
May 5, 20242 min read
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Part 10: Happy? Birthday...
October 2022 October has always been a busy month for our family. It includes both of our birthdays, my son's birthday, and our...
Laura Taliancich
May 4, 20244 min read
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Part 9: A Fun-Filled Fall
As we moved into fall, things became more and more heavy. He was rarely home, incredibly cold to me when he was, and mostly just gaslit...
Laura Taliancich
May 3, 20243 min read
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Part 8: Alarms & Calendars
July - August 2022 We returned home from the hospital to coolers of food, stacks of diaper boxes, and a gift bag FULL of gift cards from...
Laura Taliancich
May 3, 20244 min read
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Part 7: A Long Road Ahead
Once we had Emily's updates and finally figured out my infections (MRSA & Enterococcus located in a MASSIVE abscess at my incision site),...
Laura Taliancich
May 3, 20245 min read
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