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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
By Robin Finn — She’s sweaty. She has to pee. She’s got 3 young adults. No wonder she can’t sleep.(Photo: Steven Pahel/Unsplash)
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
Sep 6
Grief is Sticky
The poet finds his departed mother on the breeze. I want mine next to me in line at…
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
May 13, 2023
I Forced My Mother Into Assisted Living and I Will Never Forgive Myself
I have a choice to make about…
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
Sep 14, 2022
What Is Your Intention? Mine is Blank
When the yoga teacher said, “Today, my intention is blank.” I…
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
Jun 11, 2022
Celebrating My Mom’s Birthday After She is Gone
My daughter and I had Grandma Memorial Manicures in…
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
Jan 25, 2022
Can You Interpret My Dream?
“You don’t have to buy a condo in trauma land,” my grief counselor told…
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Robin Finn
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
Nov 29, 2021
Celebrating the Holidays When Your Parents are Gone
Tis the season of simple pleasures and big…
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Robin Finn
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
Nov 8, 2021
Can I Bring My Mom? Oh Yeah, She’s Dead
I was sitting in the theater when I turned to my mother and…
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
Jul 29, 2021
When the Empty Nest is Looming
I ask my therapist: “Is this normal? Is this perimenopause? How will I…
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
Jul 13, 2021
When Will I Stop Mourning My Mother? Probably Never
Sometimes, I want to sit on the floor and scream…
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Robin Finn
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Sleepless in the San Fernando Valley
Jun 29, 2021
The First Night Out After the Pandemic
It was weird to be sitting among friends, ordering cocktails…
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