{"id":217,"date":"2025-06-18T05:53:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T05:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dearadi.com\/?p=217"},"modified":"2025-06-19T05:16:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T05:16:54","slug":"one-step-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dearadi.com\/?p=217","title":{"rendered":"One Step At A Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dear Adi,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today marks four months since you left us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four months of living without our dearest Adi \u2014 the heartbeat of our family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While a lot has changed on the surface, deep down, nothing has.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not the ache. Not the memories. Not the love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mamba passed her 12th exams with flying colours. Even though she was still reeling from your loss, she pulled through bravely. Before every exam, I whispered to you \u2014 asking you to be by her side, to guide her hand as she wrote. And you did. I know you did. We are so proud of her. She starts a new journey next month. If you\u2019re still around, be her guardian angel. She feels your presence, Adi. She says she always does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We got a new TV last week. And all I could think about was how much you would\u2019ve loved it. You watching cricket, sprawled on the sofa, giggling and chuckling like you were watching a comedy show instead. That image won\u2019t leave me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And yet, the pain of your absence is still so raw. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not a day \u2014 not even a moment \u2014 passes without thoughts of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your slippers are still in the corner, untouched.
Your toys lie where you left them. Your favourite starfish is still on the table.
I just\u2026 can\u2019t let go.
It feels like you\u2019ll come running out of your room any minute now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All these little things remind me of everything we lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wish I could turn back time. Just to hold you. Hug you. Kiss your cheeks. Run my fingers through your hair. Love you again in all the small ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I try to keep myself busy, so I don\u2019t fall into that deep, dark abyss. But it\u2019s hard, baby. So, so hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, I push on. One breath, one step, one day at a time.
Because I know you\u2019d want that.
You\u2019d want us to smile. To laugh again. To live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love you always,
Mamma<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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