I want to be strong about my parent’s death but it is hard. Does this make me weak?
Seems like a lot, doesn’t it? I bet it went quicker than you expected, too. That’s what usually happens. There’s a saying, “Time flies when you’re having fun.” I agree with that. Yet I think that it also applies to another scenario – time flies when there’s a lot going on.
Sometimes I feel that I am just sitting and watching my surviving parent mourn; whenever I try to help he just wipes away his tears and tries to be strong. How can I help–watching him just make me feel sad and useless?
We all need our parent(s), and most kids who have grown up with their parents can’t imagine life without them, whether that relationship is rocky or serene. But when a doctor tells you that your time with your parent is limited, that you have a finite number of years, months or days left with your parent, the effect can be haunting.
There are going to be conversation topics, movies, words, songs, scents, items, and places that bring you back to the…
I keep thinking that my mom is going to come back, that when the phone ringing it is her calling, that at any point she’s going to walk in the front door. How can I convince myself that she is gone?