After my mom died, my sister and I have been closer than ever but also fighting in ways we never did before — we're both trying to love her memory perfectly and getting angry when the other one doesn't grieve the way that honors what we think mom meant to each of us.
More people experience this than they realize.
Shared loss reveals that even the deepest familial love contains multiple truths that can compete with rather than complement each other.
“Where Are You with What we learn from grief about love?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.