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Category Archives: Tough
“Emerge from Darkness” by Kelly Farley
“Emerge from Darkness” The loss of a child permeates every aspect of your life. Your world becomes turned upside down. Things you thought were important are no longer. Everything you thought was under your control isn’t. Although it doesn’t fully … Continue reading
Posted in Brokenness, Death of a baby, Death of a Child, Death of a daughter, Death of a son, Debilitating, Depression, Despair, Emotions, Grief, Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back, Hope, Loss of a Child, Loss of a Daughter, Loss of a Son, Survival, Tough, Trauma
Tagged bereaved parents, Compassionate Friends, death of a child, depression, grief, Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back, Kelly Farley, Men's Grief, Pain
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“Only Us” by Kelly Farley
“Only Us” I have tried many times to explain the pain of losing a child to those that have not lost a child. I’ve come to the conclusion that there are no words to describe it. You have to experience … Continue reading
Posted in Agonize, Bereaved Parents, Brokenness, Brotherhood, Compassion, Courage, Death of a baby, Death of a Child, Death of a daughter, Death of a son, Debilitating, Depression, Despair, Devastation, Emotions, Exhausting, Grief, Grieving Dads, Grieving Dads Words, Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back, Haunting, Inspiration, Loss of a Child, Loss of a Daughter, Loss of a Son, Pain, Perspective, Survival, Tough, Trauma
Tagged Bereaved, bereaved parents, bereavement, Compassionate Friends, death of a child, depression, grief, grieving dads, Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back, Kelly Farley, Men's Grief, mens grief, Pain, Survival
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“Hell” by Kelly Farley
Over the next year, I plan on presenting various quotes from my book that I think are impactful and can help other grieving parents as well as people that have not lost a child understand the impact of this loss. Some of you … Continue reading
Posted in Agonize, Bereaved, bereavement, Brokenness, Death of a baby, Death of a Child, Death of a daughter, Death of a son, Debilitating, Despair, Devastation, Emotions, Grieving Dads, Inspiration, Loss of a Child, Loss of a Daughter, Loss of a Son, Men's Grief, Miscarriage, Perspective, Survival, Tough, Words of Encouragement
Tagged Bereaved, bereaved parents, bereavement, Compassionate Friends, death of a child, grief, grieving dads, Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back, Kelly Farley, Men's Grief, mens grief, PTSD, Trauma
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“Happy Father’s Day? – Revisited”
I often like to go back and read some of my past posts, especially this time of year as we get closer to the dreaded Father’s Day. I wrote the following Father’s Day post in 2010, about 5 months after … Continue reading
Posted in Death of a baby, Death of a Child, Death of a daughter, Death of a son, Fathers Day, Grieving Dads, Grieving Dads Project, Grieving Dads Words, Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back, To the Brink and Back, Tough, Words of Encouragement
Tagged bereaved parents, Compassionate Friends, Fathers Day, grief, grieving dads, Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back, Kelly Farley, Men's Grief
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“Fatal Silence” by Kelly Farley
Fatal Silence I recently came across an article called “Fatal Silence: Why do so many fortysomething men kill themselves?” published by BBC News Magazine. I didn’t need to read much further to know exactly what this article was about, but … Continue reading
Posted in Grief, Men's Grief, Men's Issues, Mental Health, Suicide, Tough, Trauma
Tagged grief, grieving dads, Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back, Kelly Farley, Men's Grief
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“Ignorance is Bliss” by Kelly Farley
Ignorance is Bliss When using the word “ignorant” to describe someone it is generally not meant to be a compliment. We all know that this word means that the person is “lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about something in particular”. … Continue reading
“Reality Check” by Kelly Farley
Reality Check It’s been over 10 years since I have been to a wedding. In fact, I have not been to a wedding since I lost my daughter Katie in 2004. However, for whatever reason, I have four of them … Continue reading
Posted in Broken Dreams, Dreams, Emotions, Homecoming, Loss of a Daughter, Loss of a Son, Reality, Tears, Tough, Weddings
Tagged bereaved parents, death of a child, grieving dads, Kelly Farley, mens grief
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“Where’d That Come From?”
The following was sent to me over the weekend from a fellow grieving dad. I think the topic is very appropriate and one I think we can all relate to in some way. I know I have had many of … Continue reading
“When to Say Goodbye”
This one is a tough one because it hits very close to home for me. My wife and I also had to say goodbye to both of our children. There is always the “what if’s” or the questioning that goes … Continue reading
Posted in Agonize, Compassion, Courage, Death of a baby, Death of a son, Despair, Devastation, Tough
Tagged death of a child, grieving dads, mens grief
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“Reach Out” by Kelly Farley
One of the things I learned from the pain I went through, was the power of reaching out to others that have also buried a child. Although it was impossible to do this in the beginning of my journey, there … Continue reading