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Why parenting forces you to confront mortality

My daughter asked me what happens when we die and I realized I have no idea what I actually believe versus what I was taught to say.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Children's direct questions expose the gap between inherited beliefs and personal conviction about ultimate things.

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“Where Are You with Memento mori across traditions?”

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