It came up again just the other day-a mama was lamenting her son’s death and listing all the ways it might have been her fault.
It’s natural to go down that path.
But it’s unfruitful. Because none of us are omniscient or omnipresent or omnipotent.
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I should have known. I should have been there. I should have called, texted, spoken one more warning or given one more hug.
Should. Should? Should!

I have yet to speak to a bereaved parent who does not harbor guilt of some kind over the death of his or her child.
Not one.
Read the rest here: https://thelifeididntchoose.com/2018/03/10/nagging-guilt-in-child-loss/