I have written before about how our words matter, but what if you don’t express your words—your pain, your feelings of loss, anger, emptiness, and sadness? What could happen to you if you don’t deal with the pain of your deceased loved one?
Why is it so important to speak about your deceased loved one to family and others? Many times, family members want to protect each other from the pain of death, so no one is allowed to talk about a loved one who died. But this could cause problems in the future, especially when children or teens are involved. They can become confused about how they feel and whom they can talk to about it, especially when they may not have mom, dad, grandparents, siblings, or a beloved pet around anymore, and since they believe they are not allowed to cry or even to speak of the deceased.
As they grow up, children may........