Let's Stick Together

Other than Ted, nobody understands me more than other grieving parents.  Nobody. Not even my own parents. Unless you've lost a child, you can only imagine the horror and heartbreak....even if you've experienced traumatic loss. I can't relate to other kinds of loss in the same way either.  And, I'm not saying that ANYONE will ever fully understand MY loss, because nobody else was Maxie's mother...but another bereaved parent usually gets it pretty close.  If we don't support each other, who else will support us? I do my best to comfort other grieving parents, to relate to them, to let them know I care...because I really do. I'm sure sometimes I come up short, as everyone does, but I will never belittle their loss, never judge their grieving, and never cut them down or accuse them of grieving too hard or asking for too much attention.  My favorite people are other bereaved parents. I rely on their support myself. I HATE why we know each other but I consider it a blessing that we do.  I think we need to stick together.