grief

Losing a family member is one of the most traumatic life events; Families must support one another to endure the five stages of grief and get through it together.

I Love You An Awful Lot
My father died 20 years ago today, and by way of tribute, I would like to share a few precious memories of him on this anniversary of his passing.
By C.A. Jaymes4 years ago in Families
The Trappers
"Maggie... Maggie... Maggie! MAGGIE!!!!" I startle myself gasping for air in my lungs. I pant like a dog. I'm sweating everywhere, mostly my chest and forehead. I try to ground and remind myself that it was only a dream. My eyes are still closed. I hear what I think sounds like train tracks, but I'm still trying to gather myself and get air in my lungs. I lay still, making sure that I take my time to breathe. Ok Joel... Inhale... Exhale... Inhale... Exhale... Last time, inhale... exha- "Excuse my sir." Oh jeez, that scared me. Great. Now my heart's beating fast again. I feel someone patting my shoulder as if I'm dead or something. I don't move. "Excuse me sir! Mr. Trapper!" Go away, I think to myself. Whoever this guy is keeps tapping my shoulder and it annoys the hell out of me. I grunt ever so slightly, flutter my eyes open so I can see that it's not a guy tapping my shoulder but rather a broad shouldered woman. "Yes? Can I help you?" "I just wanted to make sure that you were OK, sir. You were stirring in your sleep and it caused a disruption to our other guests on board. My name is Alice. Please let me know if you need anything." "My bad. Thank you, Alice." I do have a tendency to sleep talk and occasionally, sleep walk. I'm praying I didn't end up doing that on the train.
By Jessica Kim-Patterson4 years ago in Families
Deep thoughts at the beginning of winter
Today, the beginning of winter, usually magpies swarms of science and technology park, suddenly came a large crow. Early in the morning against the morning wind on the roof Tian, voice low and resonant "Wow! A: wow! Ah! !" ", reminiscent of the "shut the fuck up" joke. Sure enough, the crow's mouth - open, let a person panic. To tell you that the winter of death has come, and that man will lose his freedom.
By Aaron4 years ago in Families
Her journey alone, her father followed silently
On June 28, 2013, he carefully followed his daughter as she took to the road. In order not to let his daughter find, he is far away, open and stop, every once in a while to call her to master the location of information. His daughter's joy on the phone infected him, and he felt that the risk of helping her was worth it. "When climbing the first hill, I said to myself 'regret' 17 times, but each time I said 'insist' twice... After climbing a 5-kilometer hill, I saw a road sign that read, Ahead 3. Six kilometers downhill, drive carefully, 'and immediately shed tears.
By feng4 years ago in Families
Things Father and Daughter did in the 80s.. Top Story - August 2022.
Back in the 80's life was so different. I lived in the country at this time with my family. I was the youngest. One older sister and one older brother. Me being the youngest I was daddy's little girl.
By Kerrie G.Diaz4 years ago in Families
What it Really Meant to Grow Up. Top Story - August 2022.
When I was born, it was about ten years after my parents had been in a house fire that very nearly destroyed my entire family. My parents, who had both come from large families, had envisioned having five or six children themselves, but until this point, had the one-- my older brother. I can’t imagine it was easy for him, nearly 12 years old, to suddenly go from hitting all his developmental milestones as an only child, but, there you go, it was September, 1984, and I made my debut, into a weird little family that had been waiting for another baby for a long, long time.
By Rachel Collins4 years ago in Families
My Family is Underground
» KEY POINTS Because so many family members died before I was even born, entire branches of my family tree and their history were completely lost to me.Throughout my life, the rate of death has only accelerated to the point where there are more people underground than there are those walking on it.Death has taken many other forms, including of the self due to dementia, of relationships due to estrangement, and of connection due to disappearance.
By J.P. Prag4 years ago in Families
Could not forget that night
It was a terrifying night and a frightening week, when she was in the mouth of death and our little angel had already left this world forever, for which we had all waited for 9 months, but everything was going fine, according to plan, and our routine checkup was going well, she was taking a well-balanced diet and exercising daily, but at the moment she felt very much pain and we rushed to hospital, unfortunately, these were Covid19 days, and everything, especially the hospital, was jam-packed and Other than Corona patients, patients in public hospitals were rejected. So we proceeded to a public hospital, but they did the same thing and refused to admit our patient, even though we were in a hurry. So we moved to the next hospital, but on the way, I heard a yell from my mother, and she was weeping and requesting to be rushed, and I felt awful as the driver, so we sped up our car and attempted to arrive on time.
By Kamran Mehmood 4 years ago in Families
Me in the midst of domestic violence
I was a child growing up with domestic violence, and my family was stuck in a cycle. Drinking, cheating, fighting, domestic violence, forgiveness. Every time my mother will be very desperate, but I was still young at that time, do not know the meaning of divorce, only know that my mother is very painful, adults said that divorce can make my mother out of pain. But every time the mother will be self-righteous said: it is for you. I don't understand. Why me? Isn't it nice to have no dad in this family? Mom's divorced, so we don't have to live in fear!
By Na Dunshie4 years ago in Families
Money and Health, Family and Me
At the age of 24, I suddenly realize that if my parents are seriously ill and need to spend a lot of money, what should I do? Who can I find to raise money?
By AndreaJones4 years ago in Families
Her husband's business failed and he was in debt, so she secretly made a decision...
When she sold the big house and moved out of the high-end community, Tian Miaomiao saw her 15-year-old daughter Lily turned around and secretly wiped her tears, so she hugged her daughter and said softly, "Good days and bad days will pass, and good days will not be publicized. , do not complain in bad days."
By david4 years ago in Families
me and my mother
My mother was a high school student in the 1970s who was considered highly educated. In order to avoid family planning reasons, she gave up a lot when I came and gave birth to my brother and me in Zhongshan. She never complained, she always loved us because my brother and I lost everything.
By Bo Xu4 years ago in Families