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How to honor children's grief for harmful people

I'm thankful my abusive marriage is over but my kids miss their dad and I don't know how to hold space for their grief while protecting them from him.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Protecting others sometimes requires allowing them to love people we know have caused harm.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief and gratitude — the paradox?”

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