Creating new holiday traditions while holding complex grief

Insight into how I have evolved the ways I look at holidays and how I honor my loved ones

Whew, this is my final holiday-focused story as we are about to step into a brand new calendar year, but I really wanted to get these thoughts out for you (and for me).

Let me set the stage:

Many of you know that I am technically an only child. I am my mother’s only child and she raised me as a single mom. We have always been two peas in a pod (and we sti…