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For those who have lost a parent..

Is there ever a sense of guilt that maybe it should’ve been you and not them? Or thinking it should’ve been the other parent? Am I a bad person for thinking those things? I feel awful about it, but it’s so easy to blame myself when I grieve.
Follow up: how do you react when people tell you to “get over it”? I’ve heard this said to me many times and I never know what to say but my jaw always drops. It’s crazy that people who have never experienced loss think you can just forget what happened with time. No. You never do. It gets better, but you never forget.
Any help or answers are welcome. Thanks.
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smiler2012 · 61-69
@tylerdurden024 i can understand what you are thinking when my dad passed suddenly in 2014. i was terrible for a very long time i even wished i was dead too be with him but obviously your mind is all over the place .
@smiler2012 I lost my dad in 2014 too. Totally unexpected and tough on the family. I feel for you ❤️
-I guess that’s why I hear I should get over it a lot is because it was so long ago. But witnessing it firsthand really causes me to remember it clearly and still mourn him as years go on. I still never know how to react to people that say that.
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