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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think struggling with having no parents after about age 30 and outside of the normal grieving times is a sign of immaturity.
So it may not be your friends who don’t get it; it may be that they are at a different stage of their emotional maturity… 
If you didn’t have kids by choice it may be part of it too.
I think people usually kind of move on from being a child to being a parent but some don’t I guess [/quote]

+1  I agree. A big part of this OP is that you don’t have kids. People with children naturally look forward more than people who don’t. [/quote]
I think experiencing both ends of the spectrum (being your parents’ child and your child’s parent) helps you appreciate the cycle of life and gives you perspective on your position within that cycle. Even if having a child doesn’t give you any particular insights, if nothing else, it preoccupies you with concerns over someone else’s wellbeing, which diverts a fair amount of your mental and emotional energy away from your own wounds.[/quote]

This is an incredibly kind and gentle way of saying get over it ,OP. It was 20 years ago.

I would add:,So many people have suffered through things so much worse. [/quote]

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