Category Archives: Tears

“Telling Your Sorrow”

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

Telling Ones sorrow often brings comfort – Pierre Corneille (circa 1640) Telling ones sorrow seems to be such a simple concept but one we all struggle with. It’s not easy to go to the pain and relive our experiences. It … Continue reading →

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“Father’s Day” by Joe Dambach

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

Father’s Day Written by Joe Dambach (2011) “The parent child relationship never ends. A mother or father will always remain a parent regardless of the age of the child at the time of death or the reason the child is … Continue reading →

Posted in Bereaved, Death of a Child, Debilitating, Devastation, Emotions, Fathers Day, Grief, Grieving Dads Words, Loss of a Child, Loss of a Son, Pain, Profound Life Experience, Tears, Time, Words of Encouragement | 3 Comments

“Journey Towards Fathers Day”

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

A Journey Towards Father’s Day It’s that time of year again, a time for renewal.  It’s time to say goodbye to the dark, gray, cold days of winter and hello to spring.  In late February/early March I start to search … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Death of a baby, Death of a Child, Fathers Day, Grief, Grieving Dads Words, Healing, Hope, Inspiration, Loss of a Child, Loss of a Daughter, Loss of a Son, Pain, Stillbirth, Survival, Tears, Time, Words of Encouragement | 10 Comments

“Crying As I Write This”

Posted on May 16, 2011 by

“Crying as I Write This” My wife and I found out that she was pregnant on Mother’s day of 2010.  We were both very excited and very scared at the same time. The thought of a second child did what … Continue reading →

Posted in Death of a baby, Devastation, Emotions, Fear, Grief, Grieving Dads Words, Guilt, Loss of a Son, Pain, Panic, Profound Life Experience, Reality, Scary, SIDS, Tears, Trauma | 8 Comments

“Me Rambling”

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

I am not sure if it’s the cloudy, rainy and cool spring here in the upper Midwest or something else that’s causing the rut I have been in for the last 2-3 weeks.  Either way, I hate this feeling.  This … Continue reading →

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“Daddy is Broken”

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

The following poem was sent to me today by fellow grieving dad and friend Steven Stuart.  Steven lost his son Colin to SIDS on March 2.  Thank you to Steven for having the courage to write this poem to his son … Continue reading →

Posted in Bereaved, Courage, Death of a baby, Death of a Child, Emotions, Grief, Grieving Dads Words, Loss of a Child, Loss of a Son, Love, Pain, Poem, SIDS, Tears | 4 Comments

“Fingerprints”

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

The following is a poem that was given to me by the author, Tom Krause. Although he is not a grieving father himself, he captured a lot of what I felt after the death of my two babies. I can … Continue reading →

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“Don’t Cry for Me Daddy”

Posted on March 31, 2011 by

Below is a poem someone gave me after the death of my daughter.  If I ever felt like I couldn’t cry, but I needed to let out the pain I was feeling, I would read this poem, it worked for me.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Crying, Death of a baby, Death of a Child, Emotions, Grief, Loss of a Child, Loss of a Daughter, Loss of a Son, Poem, Tears, weeping, Words of Encouragement | 11 Comments

“Scary”

Posted on March 27, 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 Anger, anxiety, Bereaved, Crying, Death of a Child, Depression, Despair, Emotions, Fear, Grief, Loss of a Child, Pain, Scary, Tears, weeping | 13 Comments

“You Are Not Alone”

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

One of my main reasons for starting this blog and the Grieving Dads Project was to let other dads know they are not alone in the pain they feel, the thoughts (good and bad) that enter their mind, physical symptoms … Continue reading →

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