“My sister buried a daughter at 18.There’s no greater sadness than for a mother to bury a child. “
Well I’m a father not a mother but I buried a two day old son and a 26 year old son,, and I still have some very sad days.
I have fond memories when I think of my departed parents. but no matter what I’m always sad when I think of the children that are gone.
Never having buried a child I cannot speak from personal experience.However,after having worked for years in a big city ER,I *have* seen death and I *have* seen mothers *and* fathers being told of their child's demise so I'm not completely unfamiliar.
But I can see that it would have been more fitting for me to say "than a parent burying a child".
We will always have those days of great sadness. So sorry for your losses. It is never easy. How are you doing? God bless.
So sorry you & other FReepers have been thru such heartbreak. When we buried my father, my grandfather who was quite frail started crying & said, “A parent is never supposed to bury their child.” That line stays with me as one of the saddest things I have ever heard.
Ace the Biker, I thought about all the fathers when I saw all these posts. Fathers experience the same pain as mothers. I’m a woman but I know my husband would never be the same if anything happened to our 38 yo son or our grandson.
I’m sorry for your lose.
So sorry for your loss.