You are most welcome. No one teaches us how to deal with facing death and that is wrong. You are not prepared and scared and fearful. I wish I had someone teaching me and telling me I should not be afraid.
I grew up in a big European family and knew death early on. My parents believed in taking us kids to the funerals and talking about death like we talked about the living. I remember at 5 years old, my sister and I standing by my grandfather's coffin, daring each other to touch him...not in a bad way, just a curious, child-like way. My grandmother took our hand and rubbed grandpa's cheek with it, and told us not to be afraid. It was a huge lesson and one I have kept with me my entire life.
I'm sorry that you missed out on those lessons because it may have made your ordeal with your mother a little bit easier to handle or even just a little bit less frightening.
This is a perfect example how death and dying should be presented. the same as is birth. It is part of life. What you've experienced as a child, I faced as an adult. Some even never do. Your story and your experience is unique. Thank you so much for sharing it.
You are so welcome. I did the same with my own kids too. You're right, death should be treated the same as birth; both natural occurrences that we as human beings face.
You are most welcome. No one teaches us how to deal with facing death and that is wrong. You are not prepared and scared and fearful. I wish I had someone teaching me and telling me I should not be afraid.
I grew up in a big European family and knew death early on. My parents believed in taking us kids to the funerals and talking about death like we talked about the living. I remember at 5 years old, my sister and I standing by my grandfather's coffin, daring each other to touch him...not in a bad way, just a curious, child-like way. My grandmother took our hand and rubbed grandpa's cheek with it, and told us not to be afraid. It was a huge lesson and one I have kept with me my entire life.
I'm sorry that you missed out on those lessons because it may have made your ordeal with your mother a little bit easier to handle or even just a little bit less frightening.
This is a perfect example how death and dying should be presented. the same as is birth. It is part of life. What you've experienced as a child, I faced as an adult. Some even never do. Your story and your experience is unique. Thank you so much for sharing it.
You are so welcome. I did the same with my own kids too. You're right, death should be treated the same as birth; both natural occurrences that we as human beings face.
Exactly, I so agree with you 100%.