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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hate using the word normal so maybe typical is better what is a typical emotional response to the loss of a parent? My spouse lost their dad and they cried and were upset a few day but then went back to normal. Like it didn't happen. Would you say that's a typical emotional response? Or are they not dealing with it?[/quote]

LOL my mother in law died this year as did my mother.

I wasn't sad at all. Finally relief

I know that sounds callous but if you lived in my shoes you would understand why I feel this way.

Do not judge how someone else grieves.[/quote]

When my difficult mentally ill mother died it was so unexpected I just went to work as planned. I was shocked but not sad at all. There was then a period of being overly sentimental (like tearing up when seeing a family with a dog) but it’s been a huge relief since. It’s actually scary how many problems a death may solve. No person no problem as Stalin allegedly said. No more unfinished business from childhood! Father is still alive which brings back memories sometimes and of course looking after him is a chore but if I don’t see him too often it’s manageable [/quote]

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