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  • When Grief Turns into Abandonment

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    grievingpen.com

    A Reflection on Loss, Loneliness, and Showing Up This month, I want to talk about something we rarely name out loud: abandonment after death. We speak often about grief, but not enough about the quiet unraveling that sometimes happens to families—the broken bonds, the empty holidays, the silence that settles…

  • Navigating a Difficult Conversation: Discussing Death with Children

    Navigating a Difficult Conversation: Discussing Death with Children

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    grievingpen.com

    Understanding a Child’s Thoughts About Death Children’s ideas about death change as they get older. Their age, emotional maturity, and life experiences all shape how they make sense of loss. Young Children (Preschool Age) Little ones often see death as something temporary. They might think the person who died will…