Grief Letters

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Latest Grief Letters

Dear, It is almost a month since we broke up. I am so lonely, that I can barely cope. As one needs happiness so do I still need you in my heart. The whole break up wasn't my idea and up till this moment I can barely understand why you chose to end things when I was just preparing to propose t...

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Dear Little Sister, I've been thinking so much about you lately. Thinking about what a terrible sister I was to you. My heart aches for all the pain I caused you. I hope that one day you will know how much I loved you and love you. When mom left us and you were just a baby, I was only six year...

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Dear Mom, I feel very cheated that I didn't have a good mother growing up. You liked my sister, but you didn't like me or have anything to do with me. We never had a normal conversation, except you tell me what to do. One time I said that I looked like you and you said oh no you don't, you loo...

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To my Mom And Dad, I know you are back together again which is the only comfort I have because life is so hard without you both. All those special occasions, my wedding day, the births of my babes, they were just so difficult without you here. My children are still so young, they would have lo...

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Dear Mama Let me first begin by saying, "I do love you." I just prefer to love you from afar now because I need to protect my sanity and inner peace. I do not like the person I become when I am around you. Because I choose to respect you while shunning your toxic behaviors, I keep my mouth qui...

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To Someone From My Past, I really wanted things to work out. I imagined my life a certain way. I had dreams that will never come to pass. But I grew up and realized that all the heartache and stress weren't worth it. There are many other worthwhile ways of living my life that don't involve lit...

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Dear Ex-Girlfriend There's a lot I've wanted to say since we talked last. We didn't end on the best of terms and not on the clearest terms either. When I went to school, I was doubly confused on what to do. I said we should separate because I couldn't do long distance, but I could have. I n...

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To My Ex-best Friend, I never thought I would be writing this letter to you. At one point in time, you were one for the closest people I had in my life. I miss you more than anything but I am stuck with the reality of learning to live without you. My birthday was last week and I didn't hear an...

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To a woman I hurt, It's been over 4 years since we last spoke. We ended our relationship with "forgiveness", but I still think about it all the time. I don't feel like you truly forgave me, nor do I feel that you ever fully understood the reasons I acted how I did. I'm not even sure I remember an...

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