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How birthday rituals for the dead evolve

My daughter would have turned 25 today and I baked her favorite cake like I do every year, but this time I wondered if I'm honoring her memory or just torturing myself with what will never be.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Commemorating the unlived years of those who died young requires navigating the difference between celebration and self-inflicted pain.

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