I still have both parents. It's terrifying to think of losing them, even though Im not that close with them.

How have you delt with the loss of your parents?

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My farher died about 11 years ago. A year later almost to the day, my step father died.
My brother almost killed himself dealing with our father's death and my mother still grieves for my step father.
So I've had to be the strong one for them and it hasn't been easy. At all.

swirlie · F

@Tumbleweed
But what about you, Tumbleweed? Who's being the strong one for you?

What was your emotional relationship with the news of first your father's passing, then your step-father's passing? Were you grief-stricken or were you at a point of indifference in your life with either of them?

Tumbleweed · F

@swirlie Both losses cut me pretty deep. And honestly, I used to sit in my vehicle, by myself, turn up the music and just cry. I pretty much healed alone.

swirlie · F

@Tumbleweed
Okay, I get that but I'm sure that you would agree that if someone came along to console you in that time of terrible loss, that there really wouldn't be a lot that someone could have said or could have done for you that would have relieved you from that burden of grief that you felt at the time. Would you agree?

Tumbleweed · F

@swirlie Yes, I definitely agree.
Yet what do you do when your brother and your mother are both falling apart?