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Grief: An Ocean of Healing After Child Loss

linnly
linnly
Sober•Mar 23, 2025, 2:37 AM•1 min read
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linnly
linnlyMar 23, 2025, 2:37 AM
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Grief is like the ocean Some days You can walk along the shore and the ocean is gently lapping at your feet. It’s there, it’s always there. You know it’s there, but it’s manageable And some days It’s a fucking tsunami Destroying everything Both are perfectly valid examples of the never ending journey of child loss grief Some days your smile will meet your eyes once more And some days you just grab on to anything that can support the heaviness and ride that shit out @suungod
andriod
andriodMar 23, 2025, 5:37 AM
tired
Sorry you have been so forthcoming about your grief and always helping others here. Big hugs grief is real!
linnly
linnlyMar 23, 2025, 8:10 AM
baseline
@andriod grief is love… it just hurts a little more… The moment my daughter’s heart stopped beating was the moment I was changed irrevocably. I don’t know how to be anything close to the girl I was before she left me. So I learned to love this version of me, I just give myself a little more grace and gentleness in the rough days… And as the support person for those who are new to the journey… I give them what I didn’t get
andriod
andriodMar 23, 2025, 12:21 PM
tired
@linnly šŸ˜¢šŸ™ā¤ļøbless you I’m sorry
mondomon
mondomonJul 28, 2025, 8:21 PM
baseline
@linnly I know you posted this months ago, but I just saw it in the gems section and it is exactly what I needed to read today to help with my grief. I hope yours is fading, and that you know that sharing your vulnerable state has helped others. Peace šŸ™

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