Linda Dobson

Greetings, all,

I received the below post this morning and have not been able to think about
much of anything else all day. With permission I am sending it to several
lists (please forgive any duplication from this) in an effort to find
Kimberly some much needed support.

If a support group exists (even online) that would be wonderful. But if you
are a mom with similar experience, I'm sure it would help Kimberly a lot if
you contact her directly, too. Her email address is <kilogg@...>. If
you could just send me a brief personal note to let me know that you are
corresponding with Kimberly I might rest a bit easier, too. Thank you for
any help and comfort you may provide.

Best,
Linda

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my name is kimberly loggins-marshall (from torrance,ca). i
spoke with you via telephone a few months back. i was pregnant with my now
deceased baby girl, "audrey sinclare marshall". she was born healthy on feb
6th 2000. then, she died unexpectedly in my arms and at my breast on march
6th 2000. i have a surviving son name "avery". he is three and a half years
old. as you can imagine, it has been difficult to homeschool and grieve at
the same time. our family and friends have simply "disappeared". i have
managed to take avery to a few parks in our area so that he can play with
other kids. when the kids parents find out that i have a deceased child/or
when they see my apparent sadness - they to; disappear! a lot of kids at the

parks (just as they do in preschools) have clicks. they leave other children

OUT of their play activity. they do not allow other kids to play with. it is

sad to see how small children are learning how to be mean and unaccepting at

a very young age. my son is very outgoing and friendly. not a shy bone in
his little body. he accepts everyone as long as they are not harmful toward
him. lately, he has not wanted to frequent the parks. today i asked him if
he wanted to go to the park; he replied, "no, the kids are not going to play

with me anyway". he has since created this imaginary friend name jim/jack.
this friend is his age and very smart :) my heart aches not only for my
deceased daughter, but for my living son as well. do you know of any other
bereaved parents who are also homeschooling their children? i belong to a
few support groups but no one is homeschooling their children. neither do
they have any kids averys age. i am eager to continue with the homeschooling

process. it is important for me to see my son interact with other children
with the similar values and unbringing. and of course race does not matter
with us. i have noticed that it does for some cultures. ---snip--- if you
have any
ideas, please let me know or keep me posted. :)