Dear Bereaved Parent,
By any other name…
Ever wonder why parents whose children have died don’t have a special designation like widow/widower or orphan? I have.
And then I looked up the definitions.
A widow/widower is someone whose spouse has died, and they have not remarried. A child is considered an orphan until they turn 18. These are potentially changing or temporary designations.
A bereaved parent is forever.
With Love,
Mary Anne