My three cousins and I have been the keepers of our grandmother's stories since she passed, but we're starting to realize that the version of her we each loved and remember is so different that we're essentially grieving different people, and it's making family gatherings tense.
More people experience this than they realize.
Individual relationships with the deceased create multiple, sometimes conflicting legacies that challenge the possibility of unified family mourning.
“Where Are You with What we learn from grief about love?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.