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[quote=Anonymous]I don't need help. The consensus among family and friends is that the widow is deriving some enjoyment/support by retaining the widow moniker...but none of us is a widow so we don't understand what that's all about. And we feel like she needs to be more supportive of the person who lost a child and clearly is struggling with the loss instead of constantly bringing up the fact that she lost a spouse, their grief should be equal, yet she's happily moved forward (of course, she's remarried but doesn't recognize how that factors into their different situations).

I really didn't want to get into all the details here, although it doesn't matter since they both live in another country.

But you are correct pp that I was hoping to glean some info from folks who have experienced such loss. And based on what I've read here, the widows have managed to move forward while the parents have struggled. That's what I suspected, and that's what I've observed from folks I know who have lost a child. [/quote]

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