Hey, On the occasion of Mother’s Day being around the corner I thought I would “gift” my mom a picnic at my brothers grave site (it’s the first Mother’s Day without him). I wouldn’t make it over the top fancy or anything, but as I talked my plans through with my dad he said the I cannot do something like this because it would be impious in regards to the other people visiting the graveyard. What are your thoughts on this? Would you be bothered if you would see something similar? (For Reference: I live in a country where death is more or less seen as a taboo (Germany)) submitted by /u/Samira6 ..read more

Hey guys I might post this in a couple of different subs but that’s just because I need some quick help. Very basically, one of my best friends died two years ago in a freak accident. Her parents were never together so I haven’t met much of her family aside from her dad (who I’m very close to), and then meeting her mom and half sisters at the funeral. My friend adored her little sisters but hated her mom and the mom hated my friends dad, so the mom never really let the sisters hang out at my friends dads place, and that’s why I never met them until the funeral. Anyways, one of her little sist ..read more

Hello. I’ve never had a relative or anyone close to me pass away before. I’m 20 years old and about 4 years ago my grandma was diagnosed with cancer. I guess I never really acknowledged it until she went into hospice around 6 months ago. This past week she passed away, I went to her private viewing and her burial. Ever since her viewing I’ve had that image of her laying in the casket stuck in my head and I’ve had these extremely realistic nightmares about family members close to me dying. I’m not sure what to do, I’ve never grieved before. Is this normal? submitted by /u/Negative-Dream-9959 ..read more

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It’s been less than two weeks that I received the worst call of my life. My Dad informed me that my little brother, my only other sibling, died suddenly. I just kept repeating that he was lying, I couldn’t believe it. I thought he may have been scammed or something like that. The tone of his voice was telling, but when he said the state troopers came to the house to I knew it was true. We don’t know what happened yet. Waiting on the results of the autopsy has been tough. I flew out east to be with my family for the service, and I’m back home now. He was so incredibly talented at playing guita ..read more

Does anyone have any experience or thoughts on multiple losses causing a relationship to end? My partner and I have each suffered multiple significant losses over the past 2 years and our relationship feels pretty much over. We are both depressed and exhausted so not sure if that is contributing, but we agree while we care for eachother there is not much feeling left. But how can you have romantic feelings after so much tragic loss anyway? It feels like a rough patch but am not sure if that will improve or just fizzle out eventually. Life seems hollow and meaningless and I feel that extends t ..read more

Lost my dad to covid in 2021 and it was traumatic, my mom was and still is our rock. She’s an insanely strong person and is in very good health. She started coughing and it wouldn’t go away, the doctor asked for some tests and it turned out to be lung cancer. I don’t know what to feel, has any of you gone through something similar? submitted by /u/Freehappygoat [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

A friend posted on their story a funeral card for someone who passed recently. I wanted to reach out but i have no idea who this person is to my friend and what i should say. My guess is they're either friends or possibly cousins submitted by /u/squidzy_y [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I'm not too sure what I'm hoping to gain from this post. Just a ramble I suppose. Dad passed away in 2022 after suffering for 2 years with a brain tumor. I was 10 weeks pregnant when he passed. His biggest wish was to be a grandparent and for years I said I wasn't going to have children - something I feel terrible for. He was so excited to be a grandparent, but I was just too late - He never met my beautiful son. This grief is something I am struggling to deal with. On a daily basis I look at my son and imagine my dad playing with him, loving him and making him laugh. It is so painful. What s ..read more

so this is actually my second post here, and ever since the first one, nothing changed or maybe it did, but for worse i just dont know how to live without my mom, and i feel like my sisters (7 and 10 yrs older) dont care at all. my dad puts pressure in me all the time, and says hurtful things abt my mom, and my friends dont seem to get it too (i always tell them that im depressed and want to do *bad things, and they like, comfort me but its like they dont understand the severity) (i also started to have the urge to drink a lot more, etc, and it scares me) besides all that, me and my sisters a ..read more