Our family cat died last month and my teenage daughter blames herself because she was supposed to give him his medication that morning but forgot. My husband thinks we should just move forward and not 'dwell on it' but I can see she's carrying this guilt and I don't know how to help her heal when we're not aligned on how to handle it.
More people experience this than they realize.
A parent is caught between wanting to tend their child's grief wounds and a partner who believes healing means forgetting.
“Where Are You with Pet loss and grief?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.