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Portia ✺ Charlottes mom | Food allergy advocate

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12 years of you was not enough.
This isn’t goodbye.
This is see you later.
Wait for me - Momma ♥️
G R I E F Community ~ @iamportiabarton

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I hope you knew:

How proud you made me…
How amazing you were…
How your birth changed me…

How the loss of you rocked & shifted my entire world…

How much your siblings loved/love you…
How much your Dad loved/loves you…
Just how much we all miss you so so much 💔

I hate writing about you in the past tense 💔

This isn’t goodbye.
This is see you later.
Wait for me ~ Momma ❤️‍🩹

#charlotte #charlottebarton #daughter #sister #livelikechar #childloss #griefandloss #foodallergyawareness #anaphylaxis #restinpeace #wemissyou #instagramreels taken in Texas by @livelikechar

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2 years ago

The last time all of my children were together before we lost their little sister, Charlotte. I will never forget this trip.

I cannot put into words how the loss of my daughter has changed our entire lives. The longing, the sorrow & heartbreak. Sometimes it feels completely unbearable.

Other times, I try really hard to shift my thoughts & focus and to be thankful & grateful for the 4658 days I got to have Charlotte in my life. I will take the pain the rest of my days knowing I will see her again.

I will try oh so hard to take all the love she gave and use it for good….honor her life & share her story.

I miss you Charminator 🌹
I look for you in everything 🪽

This isn’t goodbye.
This is see you later.
Wait for me ~ Momma ♥️

#charlotte #charlottebarton #foodallergyawareness #lifethreateningfoodallergies #livelikechar #daughter #sister #friend #anaphylaxis #childloss #griefandloss #wemissyou #restinpeace taken in Texas by @livelikechar

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a year ago

🩵 Charlotte Rose Barton 🩵

12 years of you was not enough….
We miss you.
We love you.

Rest in peace baby girl 🕊️

Love, Mom & Dad, Brooke, Bobby & Mason, Austin & Gwen, Skyler & Gracie, Brandon & Lucas, Mamaw & Papaw, Alicia, Justin, Alyssa & Gregg. Granny & Karl, David & Mandy & all your cousins in VA. Jason, Malaki, Jeremia & Kaileb. Grandpa in GA, Wing & Hannah.

Your friends & teachers as well as your 2nd moms…all miss you.

Keep guiding me sweetie…I can’t do this without you 🦋

#charlotte #livelikechar #childloss #childlossawareness #griefandloss #foodallergyawareness #anaphylaxis taken in Dallas/Fort Worth by @livelikechar

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3 years ago

On the days where I don’t quite know what to do with myself…..I will look on my camera roll and remember you. I’ll stumble upon a memory. I will close my eyes and imagine us together when we lived at Briar Ridge.

I’ll remember Girl Scout cookie booths and shopkins. And your giggle….that infectious giggle. I imagine when I rocked you to sleep way past any normal time frame. I imagine dance shows and dress up. Making slime, crafts and your absolute love of all things Christmas.

Oh and the Alvin & The Chipmunks movie intro playing on repeat in your bedroom while you slept right through it. It’s moments like these I miss the most.

I try to imagine you are just in the next room. That you’ll walk out, hug me, ask me how your outfit looks and if I can give you some gas money.

I’m slowly learning about surrender while mourning you and sitting in gratitude and the blessings of being your mom and being with you for 12 years. Don’t get me wrong….the loss of you has been profoundly devastating.

I’ve learned that accepting and cultivating both joy and sorrow are essential to survival after losing your child. There will not be one without the other.

I’m gonna share you baby girl. Your sweet life was so much more than your death. You are so loved and so missed. Send me signs from time to time…I’ll be looking.

This isn’t goodbye
This is see you later
Wait for me ~ momma 🦋

#charlotte #charlottebarton #livelikechar #childloss #griefandloss taken in Texas by @livelikechar

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8 days ago

A piece of my heart is moving 7,247 miles away. My first born along with her love & my sweet grandson, Mason begin a new adventure in Guam as her hubby serves his country in the US Air Force. Please pray for safe travels & low stress as they navigate life in a new place. Can’t wait to meet little brother in early 2027. Life apart puts perspective around time & gratitude….and how they are both gifts. Missing @sky.ashlyn & @charchar.432

All my love @captures.of.creation & @ballard_75 by @livelikechar

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9 days ago

I remember when
you were only a dream.
It came true.
You became my blessing.
You were so much more than I had dreamed of.
You were my light.
You were my heart.
I will always remember the day
That tore my world apart.
You were gone.
Now you are a memory.
The sweetest one I could ask for.
You left so much behind.
Like the darkness and me.
You took so much with you.
Like the light and my heart.
You are now, again a dream.
I have to have faith that I will see you again.
That once again, You will come true....
We miss you angel.

Love - Dad

#charlottebarton #childloss #rememberme #wemissyou taken in Texas by @livelikechar

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15 days ago

‼️ TRIGGER WARNING: child loss

Around this time 4 years ago, the trajectory of my life began to slowly shift. I did not know it yet but something utterly and devastatingly tragic was about to happen.

My husband and I would take a business trip to Costa Rica and within 48 hours of returning home, our 12 years old daughter, Charlotte, would be fighting for her life.

A trip to the ER and children’s hospital that would alter the entire path of our lives. Charlotte would never walk through the front door of our home ever again.

An unfinished life.
A high school never attended.
A driving test never taken.
A homecoming dance she’ll never get ready for.
A wedding day she’ll never have.
A baby she’ll never cradle.

So much unfinished…..

I will never be okay over the loss of my daughter.
There will never be a point where her leaving makes any sense.

I will say this loudly.
The universe is teaching me something.
That grief is my teacher. My companion.
My heartache. My connection. My despair.
My surrender.

That grief is all my love

“I know for certain that we never lose the people we love, even to death. They continue to participate in every act, thought and decision we make. Their love leaves an indelible imprint in our memories. We find comfort in knowing that our lives have been enriched by having shared their love.”

~ Leo Buscaglia

I miss you endlessly ❤️‍🩹

You can discover more about Charlottes life & legacy at LiveLikeChar.com

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a month ago

Happy 11th birthday to my baby boy Lucas 🎈💙🎈

#birthdayboy #bday #augustbaby #happybirthday #celebrateyou taken in Texas by @livelikechar

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2 months ago

I haven’t forgotten you 💔🌹

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2 months ago

I fucking miss you 💔 by @livelikechar

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3 months ago

Another birthday
Another moment
Another occasion
Another year
Another month
Another day…….

Without you here ❤️‍🩹
I just miss you 😓

#charlotte #livelikechar #childloss #griefandloss #restinpeace taken in Texas by @livelikechar

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3 months ago

Happy 29th birthday to the one who made me a mom!
Hope your day is filled with special memories & you get spoiled rotten! Love you bunches ♥️🌺🌷
#birthdaygirl #happybday #29 #celebrate #julybirthday by @livelikechar

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