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How's your week going, Beehaw? (beehaw.org)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

When my dad passed away a few years ago, a friend who had been through the same described it to me as waves of grief that get further apart. I've found that to be true. Your mom will always be with you but also not, and that absence can be incredibly painful sometimes.