My sister and I used to text each other memes and random thoughts all the time, but ever since our dad died last year we only contact each other about practical things and family obligations. We're both grieving but we've gotten so serious with each other that I don't know how to be light again without feeling like I'm dishonoring his memory.
More people experience this than they realize.
Grief has created an unspoken rule that lightness equals disrespect, trapping both siblings in a heaviness that may not be honoring what they've lost.
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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.