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When people expect you to 'move on' after losing a child

My son died in a car accident three months ago and everyone keeps telling me I should be 'moving forward' but I cannot even get out of bed some days and I feel like I am failing him by not being stronger.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The world's timeline for grief conflicts with the parent's need to honor their child through continued mourning.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief of a child — the unnatural loss?”

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