I'm an only child and when my parents die I'll be the last person who remembers my childhood, and that terrifies me more than their actual death.
More people experience this than they realize.
Only children face the unique burden of becoming sole keeper and eventual destroyer of family memory and shared history.
“Where Are You with Disenfranchised grief — when loss isn't recognized?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.