You Named Them—But No One Else Will
You carried a whole future. Now you carry silence.
The Baby the World Forgot
You bought the onesie.
Soft. Tiny. Full of hope.
You picked the name early—
not because you were careless,
but because love doesn’t wait.
You whispered to them in the quiet,
hands on your belly,
promises shaped like lullabies and plans.
A heartbeat answered you once.
And for a moment, the world felt whole.
And then—
just as quickly—
it didn’t.
They left.
Before first breaths.
Before first cries.
Before the world ever got to meet them.
And now no one brings it up.
They say things like “At least it was early.”
Or worse—
nothing at all.
They move on.
Because to them, it was a moment.
To you, it was a person.
A whole life you were already loving.
A room you were already imagining.
A name you still say in your head
like a prayer the world refuses to hear.
They never got to wear the onesie.
Never got to feel your arms.
Never got a middle name on a certificate.
But they were yours.
Real.
Present.
Known by you in a way no one else ever will.
And now you carry that love alone.
Because grief like this
gets shoved into whispers,
into “you’ll try again,”
into closets where tiny clothes still hang,
unworn and holy.
But you remember everything.
The due date.
The cravings.
The way you imagined their laugh.
They were here.
Even if the world refuses to speak it.
You’re still expected to keep going. But something did die— and you’ve been grieving it alone.
Still Sitting With It?
Sometimes the ache doesn’t move. It lingers. It asks for more. You don’t have to act yet. You can stay here. Feel deeper. Or follow it into something else that hurts in a different shape.
Stay in This Pain
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You won’t find platitudes here.
These aren’t guides or soft words—they’re raw, unfiltered reflections from the edge of real loss. If you’ve ever felt like no one understands what this actually feels like, these are for you.
Pain that lingers. Regret that echoes. Love that didn’t get its goodbye.
These stories don’t offer healing.
They offer truth.
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What you do with pain matters.
You can carry it. Or you can let it change what you still have.
🕯️ You Still Have a Body That Carries You
Grief from illness, loss of strength, or fading fertility can swallow your sense of self. But even in that hollowing, there’s something left—this body, this breath, this moment.
Cherishing your health isn’t about ignoring what’s been lost. It’s about holding what remains like it matters—because it does. The hands that still reach. The voice that still speaks. The quiet persistence of being here.
Honor what endures. Not as a distraction—but as defiance.
💝 Want to make sure no one else slips through your fingers?
Some people are still here. Still breathing. Still waiting to be loved the way you didn’t know how to before.
Don’t wait for another eulogy to say what you should’ve said yesterday.
Still Here?
The pain didn’t leave—but maybe you’re ready to walk with it instead of running from it.
Healing doesn’t start with answers. It starts with honesty. And you’ve already proven you can feel this deeply.
Now let’s see what living with it could look like.
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Whatever path you’re on—these journeys are here to help you make sense of it all, one honest step at a time.
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