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How families discuss death and afterlife beliefs together

Our family used to be close but since Dad died we've all been dealing with questions about what happens after death differently and now we avoid the topic entirely even though it's affecting how we grieve together. We want to honor his memory but we're scared to discover we believe completely different things about where he is.

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Death forces the living to confront not only loss but the terrifying possibility that those we love most may not share our deepest convictions about what it all means.

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