Dad Crying
Real Dad Blog: Losing a child stinks. We are supposed to die before our children.
As a dad or parent, your worse nightmare is to lose a child. I couldn’t imagine the loss of my son. I would feel grief forever. This is only natural and common. About.com has a very good article on how to handle grief as a married couple. In this, they address how parents can work together to help each other overcome the loss while also using friends. Before reading this article, I thought the divorce rate was high among parents who lose a child. I found out it is only about 12% of couples.
The reason I am writing about this is a week ago, I found out one of my former students passed away in a car accident. He was 24. I use to know his parents very well as they were very involved in his education. He was one of those kids who struggled with the academic pieces in school but was very likeable and cracked the best one-liners. I was stunned and saddened when I heard about the loss. My prayers go out to his dad, mom and sister. So to you Alex in heaven, What’s Crackin.
I know I have not had any funny posts lately about being a dad. I have been busy getting back into the teaching world and dominating the soccer world. Don’t worry though; I have a couple in mind that will make you laugh out loud.
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Great article,
The old saying is correct, that you should never have to bury your child, it goes against nature. My dad had a brother that passed away when he was a teenager. I can’t imagine how it felt for him, and my grandparents.