My brother and I both regret how we handled our father's final weeks — I was trying to protect everyone by staying positive while he wanted to have the hard conversations, and now we're both carrying guilt about what Dad never got to hear from us. We can't seem to talk about it without one of us shutting down or getting defensive about the choices we made.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people are trapped in separate versions of the same grief, unable to share the weight of what was left unsaid.
“Where Are You with Grief and regret — what we wish we'd said?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.