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When grief becomes performance in memorial giving

I keep telling everyone about the scholarship fund I started in my late son's name but I think I care more about people knowing I did something meaningful than actually helping kids

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The need to be seen as a good parent is overwhelming the authentic desire to honor a child's memory.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Legacy and ego — when legacy-building becomes narcissism?”

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