Grieving
Posted By: desertbloom on 2006-03-29
In Reply to: Lost my dad in October...still crying every day...could use some help (sm) - wimt
I have lost a lot of family members, including 3 sisters within a 7-month period 3 years ago.
There is no proper way to grieve - you just do it your own, dear heart, and if anyone has the nerve to say to you, "You should be over it by now." Just pity them and move on. You never get OVER the loss of a loved one, you get gradually used to the fact that they aren't here anymore.
From what I have learned about Death, Dying and Grieving, you actually are right on schedule. They say we don't really begin to grieve until about 5 months after the death of a close loved one. It takes that long for the real depth of the loss to hit us.
You're normal and you're very lucky to have had a Dad that you loved so much. I did too and I have tears in my eyes writing this message now and my Dad died 22 years ago.
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