Recently I found myself sitting next to someone I didn’t know well on the first anniversary of her son’s death. What to say? “I know this is a difficult day,” I offered.... Read more »
When a parent dies, children feel the pain differently than surrounding adults do. A parent is the whole world to a child, so to have this bond suddenly stop forming instills a... Read more »
At some point after your child turns 18, the parenting manual just… evaporates (assuming there was one to begin with). No more report cards. No bedtime routines. No carpools or permission slips.... Read more »
We all know that it is normal to feel sad for a while when we lose a loved one, but grief is often much bigger than just sadness, making it hard to... Read more »