Some of the writers and actors are doing a good job showing what it looks like to live through a nightmare.
Some, not so much.
But none of them will take it out to years and decades-the audience would lose interest, decide that story line needed refreshing or simply needed to GO.
For those living with child loss, it’s no story line. We don’t get to walk away, change the channel, find some new and more interesting or more comfortable screen to watch.
It’s our life.
And we need folks who will hang in and hang on while we live it out. ❤
You cannot possibly know that scented soap takes me back to my son’s apartment in an instant.
You weren’t there when I cleaned it for the last time, boxed up the contents under the sink and wiped the beautiful, greasy hand prints off the shower wall. He had worked on a friend’s car that night, jumped in to clean up and was off.
He never made it home.
So when I come out of the room red-eyed, teary and quiet, please don’t look at me like I’m a freak.
Please don’t corner me and ask, “What’s wrong?” Or worse-please, please, please don’t suggest I should be “over it by now”.
Read the rest here: Grief and Grace:What I Need from Friends and Family
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