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Watching “Widows”

Posted on November 26, 2018November 26, 2018by Marjorie
Marjorie Brimley DC Widow in window of farmhouse

A few months ago, my Hot Young Widows Club Facebook group lit up with the news that there was going to be a new movie coming out called “Widows.” Yes, we knew it was a blockbuster movie, and wasn’t likely to reflect much of our everyday experiences of losing a spouse. But still – a […]

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  • Holidays

Thanksgiving

Posted on November 23, 2018November 23, 2018by Marjorie

Three years ago, we spent Thanksgiving break with our friends Becky and Josh in an old farmhouse in Delaware owned by Josh’s family. All of our kids were really little and so we spent a lot of time dealing with their needs, but we also drank wine and sat around the dinner table each night […]

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  • New Perspectives

“Holistic Medicine” and Other Words I Never Used to Like

Posted on October 19, 2018October 19, 2018by Marjorie
Person doing yoga poses showing Marjorie's dislike for yoga before becoming a widow

I was never that girl who liked yoga. All of my friends did it, but I found it boring. When my mom died, yoga didn’t calm me – it made me feel mad at all the people in the room with their “pretend” traumas. When I was a new mom, yoga didn’t make me feel […]

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  • New Perspectives

“Go To the Hospital”

Posted on October 15, 2018October 15, 2018by Marjorie
Taxi at night similar to one taken by DC widow Marjorie in story

The other night, I was taking a cab home with a couple of friends. Our driver was young and friendly, and we started talking to him about his life. He was upset that he had planned a fun weekend trip for his girlfriend and she had been ignoring his texts and calls all day. “Maybe […]

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  • Things That Suck

Sorry For Your Loss: A Review

Posted on October 8, 2018October 8, 2018by Marjorie
Two people holding hands to symbolize DC Widow Marjorie's experience watching Sorry For Your Loss

A few weeks ago, a new show debuted on Facebook. I had no idea Facebook made tv shows, but apparently they do. In any case, this new show is called “Sorry For Your Loss” and is about a young widow. It is brilliant. That is not an understatement. I’ve watched the first eight episodes and […]

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  • Missing Shawn

The Feminist in Our House

Posted on October 3, 2018October 3, 2018by Marjorie
Image of gavel and book to represent Kavanaugh hearings and Marjorie Brimley's grief over missing Shawn

Last week on Thursday, I took 55 kids down to Capitol Hill where we met with members of Congress and observed everything that was going on outside of the Kavanaugh hearings. It was an incredible day – my students were thrilled to learn more about the process and to be downtown at such an important […]

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Hi I’m Marjorie Brimley, mother of three and high-school teacher in Washington, D.C., and this is the blog I never thought I’d have to write.

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