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When others minimize your loss by suggesting replacement

My baby died during childbirth and people keep telling me I can have another one as if children are interchangeable.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The uniqueness of love resists consolation through substitution, making well-meaning comfort feel like erasure.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with What we learn from grief about love?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.