Why grieving for a parent while trying to raise children is one of the most complex juggling acts in the world
The IndependentThe best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It's nothing to my children if I'm cramping up inside like a heroin addict gone cold turkey. open image in gallery 'Just because someone is dead doesn't mean they don't exist': A two-year-old Emily sits on her father's lap while on holiday in the Alps Most emotions you can share with others. Just because they're not here anymore doesn't mean the person left behind doesn't want you to talk about them – to mention their name or share anecdotes and memories that keep their memory alive. When you catch your boy singing at night, nose pressed against the window, and he tells you “I'm singing to Grandad, he's up in the sky now,” you can't cry, or scream “he's not a bloody star, he's dead!”.
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