instructions for the Bears | two.

this will not be an everyday thing, i can guarantee. well. actually. i can’t. but here is today’s Message— in a mighty different tone.

+ i was mistaken yesterday— some Messages DO go to them separately, as an act of respect— adjusting my communication style according to their individual emotional needs.

Lola’s text was broken apart into a few, smaller texts with a girlier vernacular that she + i share. my Messages to Jakob are more direct + digestible for sharing, en masse.

to Jakob.

7:49am. thursday, march 6th, 2025:

Pup—

praying through the morning;

you + Lola + i all had terribly

hard days yesterday. we were

all fighting big battles— it's hard

to not see the connection.

maybe some of the stress we're

all feeling is a ptsd trauma

anniversary episode.

next week, thursday, will be the

3-year anniversary of the day we

were disbanded as a nuclear

family unit.

+ while there has been healing

since, that day + the events of

that day are still so very real.

ptsd trauma anniversaries

are very real, too.

acknowledging, being aware,

talking to the people around

you about it, can help.

it's better to deal with the Truth,

even when it's painful,

than to bottle it up inside

+ hope it goes away.

not my favorite text to write,

but it's real, sweetheart.

Momma Loves you.