There’s a reason why so many choose to symbolize loss with a tattoo.  When it comes to death, many of us try to forget, so that we can forget the pain … only to remember years later, that what we fought so hard to move past and “forget” is something we should really remember. It’s […]

  Just Ten Weeks by Susan Erling For just 10 weeks I had you to myself. And 10 weeks seems too short a time for you to have changed me so profoundly. In just 10 weeks I came to know you … and to love you. You came to trust me with your life. Oh, […]

This from “Death and Dying, Life and Living” (Page 346): In our society, adults often wonder if they should talk to children about death, what they should say, and how they should act with children in death-related situations. These questions arise in many ways: Should we discuss death with children or teach them about loss […]