Category Archives: Death of parent

I Have Officially Moved

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

As of 8/8/2011, I have officially moved the Grieving Dads Project  blog to http://www.GrievingDads.com.  Please make note of this change and visit me at the new location.  All previous posts and comments have been moved to this new blog.  I look forward … Continue reading →

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“Brotherhood”

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

The following was sent to me by Deb Kosmer.  Deb is a published writer and social worker and works as a Hospice Bereavement Coordinator.  She is also a bereaved parent, sibling, and daughter.  She started a men’s only grief support group 5 years … Continue reading →

Posted in Bereaved, Crying, Death of a baby, Death of a Child, Death of parent, Depression, Despair, Emotions, Fear, Grief, Healing, Hope, Inspiration, Loss of a Child, Loss of a Daughter, Loss of a Son, Pain, Survival, Trauma, weeping, Words of Encouragement | 2 Comments

“Debilitating”

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

I recently sat down and generated a list of 30 words that could be used to describe grief.  Obviously this list relates to my experience with grief, so I am interested to see if anyone else can relate with some … Continue reading →

Posted in Bereaved, Courage, Death of a baby, Death of a Child, Death of parent, Debilitating, Depression, Despair, Fear, Grief, Loss of a Child, Loss of a Daughter, Loss of a Son, Pain, Panic, Profound Life Experience, Survival, Trauma | 34 Comments

“Memorialize Our Children” – Truisms About Grief

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

I have been posting a series of “Truisms About Grief” that I received from fellow grieving dad and friend, Charlie Schmidtke.  I met Charlie as part of this grieving dads project.  Please share your thoughts or stories regarding this subject. It may be wise to invest … Continue reading →

Posted in Bereaved, Death of a baby, Death of a Child, Death of parent, Grief, Grieving Dads Words, Healing, Hope, Inspiration, Loss of a Child, Loss of a Daughter, Loss of a Son, Truisms, Words of Encouragement | 12 Comments

Emotions after the Death of a Child: Anxiety

Posted on June 24, 2010 by

This is a continuation of the “emotion series” blogs that I will be writing about.  As a father, these are many of the emotions that I experienced after the loss of my two children.  I thought I would begin with the … Continue reading →

Posted in anxiety, Death of a baby, Death of a Child, Death of parent, Emotions, Grief, Loss of a Child, Loss of a Daughter, Loss of a Son, Miscarriage, Panic, Stillbirth | 5 Comments

The Aftermath: I Cremated My Mother and Buried My Daughter (Part 3)

Posted on June 9, 2010 by

The following is “Part 3″ of a 3 part series I received from a grieving dads that faced the loss of his mom and daughter over a two-week time frame.  This one is appropriately called “The Aftermath” due to his attempt to get … Continue reading →

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I Cremated My Mother and Buried My Daughter (Part 2)

Posted on June 3, 2010 by

The following is Part 2 of the 3 Part story I received from a grieving dad that lost his mom and daughter over a 2 week period.  I must admit this part of the story was very difficult for me to … Continue reading →

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I Cremated My Mother and Buried My Daughter (Part 1)

Posted on June 1, 2010 by

The following is a story I received from a dad that experienced two losses over a 2 week period.  First his mom and then his daughter.  This is part 1 of a 3 part series.  As he puts it “in … Continue reading →

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