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When your child clings to their deceased parent's streaming account

My teenage son uses his dead father's Netflix profile and watches the same shows they used to watch together and I do not know if this is helping him grieve or keeping him stuck.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital habits shared with the dead can become both connection and avoidance mechanisms for the grieving.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Digital legacy — your online presence after death?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.