Loss

Saying Goodbye to a Pet

Posted by on Dec 30, 2012 in Loss

Saying Goodbye to a Pet

"I was hoping Penny wouldn't die in the night, but I thought she might. I wanted two days with her. Today wasn't very fun because we couldn't pat Penny." Rachel, age 4

"I imagine her in a house sort of like ours, with colorful flowers all around." Clara, age 6

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One Parent’s Grief

Posted by on Aug 22, 2012 in Loss, Trauma

One Parent’s Grief

"...please: Don’t say it’s not really so bad. Because it is…If you think your task as comforter is to tell me that really, all things considered, it’s not so bad, you do not sit with me in my grief but place yourself off in the distance... Over there, you are of no help…I need to hear from you that you are with me in my desperation. To comfort me, you have to come close." Nicholas Wolterstorff, Lament for a Son

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