Oh hello. Didn't see you there. Welcome to my blog. My name is Claire, and among many things, I am an alcoholic (recovered/ing), a wife, a daughter, a sister, and a mother. My favorite of these is the latter.

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See this wonderful little angel to the left? His name is Teddy. Theodore Xavier Zurheide, to be exact. His birthday is September 23, 2021. His death date - yes, you read that correctly - is December 30, 2022.

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This blog is really just something for me to do, because since Teddy died, I feel like a fish wandering on land. I roam around aimlessly, not sure of what the f*ck to do with myself.

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So, welcome! I have no idea what to tell you what to expect because I never know what is going on in my head. There will probably be a lot of darkness, but I'm hoping there will be good stuff too. My favorite sponsor would always tell me that "we are not all good or all bad. We are a mixture." I just know that I feel better when I write and get all this out of my head, and if I can help anyone else along the way, all the better.