For some of us life’s twists and turns include unfathomable pain, sorrow and loss. Broken hearts beating side by side in the dark often find it difficult to reach out across a chasm of grief.
Marriage is hard work under the best of circumstances. Child loss makes it harder.
But there are ways to create space for one another and to extend grace even in this Valley.
❤ Melanie
It’s no secret that men and women are different.
It’s the subject of everything from romantic comedies to hundreds of books.
“Men are from Mars, women are from Venus” and all that.
So it shouldn’t surprise those of us walking this Valley that our spouse may be grieving very differently than we do. But it often does. Because everything is amplified when it echoes off the high mountains on either side.
And just when we need it most-for ourselves and for extending to others-grace is often in short supply.
Read the rest here: Grieving Differently: Growing Apart or Growing Stronger?
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I never felt more lonely in my marriage until our daughter took her own life . But our communication skills were never good . And all the issues came out even more after her death . My husband does not talk to me . I’m not safe for him . When I try to talk to him he doesn’t want to listen or does not say anything . I often get the silent treatment . The silence in our house screams and I‘m hurting . He is controlling and selfish . I lived with it since 34 years now . But we have another , disabled daughter and I stay because I would never leave her , and want to be able to take care of her . It’s very hard , but I choose to stay .
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