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When family wants you to stop talking about your deceased child

My baby died and we had a funeral but my family thinks I should put away the photos and stop posting about her on social media because it makes people uncomfortable.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The community's timeline for mourning conflicts with the parent's need to maintain their child's presence in ongoing life.

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