You're Not Grieving What You Had. You're Grieving What You Believed Was Coming.
Published on: 05/04/2026
Most parents carry an image - a felt sense of what the relationship with their child was going to be
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Most parents carry an image - a felt sense of what the relationship with their child was going to be

Grief doesn't require the presence of a good relationship. It is the response to loss including the loss of what was never there, what you always wanted, what could no longer become.