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When formal relationships do not match emotional reality

My uncle who raised me died and I cannot cry at work or take bereavement leave because he was not technically my parent.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Institutional categories fail to recognize diverse forms of meaningful attachment.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief as psychological process?”

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