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I Went No-Contact with an Abusive Parent Who Is Dying Now. What Are the Rules Here?

By Jennifer Peepas — 2020

I put a lot of time and energy in therapy into grieving/accepting that I never got a mom and never would, and I didn’t expect this to hit me so hard.

Read on captainawkward.com

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Simone Biles and the Power of ‘No’

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An Introduction to Rest

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What to Say to Someone Who Lost a Parent or Loved One

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What I Wish My Friends Had Said to Me After My Mom Died

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Grieving the Death of a Parent You Were Estranged From

This is what it looks like when you grieve the death of an estranged parent. It’s this surreal thing, where everyone expects you to feel something—yet you don’t. For me, it didn’t feel like I lost a parent, or a loved one, or even a close friend. It felt like I’d lost what could have been.

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Helping a Child Cope with the Death of a Parent

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What It’s Like to Grieve a Parent You Didn’t Like

Sorrow, relief and guilt are just a few emotions that may come up when your estranged parent dies.

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The Emotion Missing From the Workplace

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Death or Loss of a Parent