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Why happiness feels like betrayal after your child dies

I feel guilty every time I laugh or enjoy something because it feels like I am betraying my son's memory.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Joy becomes morally complicated when it seems to suggest that life can continue meaningfully despite irreparable loss.

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“Where Are You with The death of a child — the unnatural loss?”

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