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I was not prepared to live as a single parent.

Losing your parent is unlike anything.

I mean, the idea of losing a parent is really inconceivable. I think there's just an undertone of dread about the subject, so people don't talk about it and don't prepare for it.

To lose your last remaining parent is the toughest thing. It is a very lonely thing.

Remember that a woman who has given birth to a dead child has given birth and is recovering physically, too. Don't be afraid of grieving parents.

Nothing prepares a family for having multiple children at once.

Anyone who loses a parent, you have to find those parts of yourself that your parent held true in themselves, especially if they're supportive parents.

There's never been a parent in my life.

Nothing prepared me for the loss of my mother. Even knowing that she would die did not prepare me.

It's true you never know the full depth of a parent's touch in your life until they're gone. Even if you cared for them in their old age, there's never a way to prepare yourself for the death of a parent.