“Grief Baby turns 20,” my friend Jumana texted me last month. “Oh so she's in college,” I replied. “Yep, sophomore or junior year, hanging out, probably getting into a lot of trouble because she's definitely a moody little thing." Jumana and I talk from time to time about our ‘grief babies.’ I can’t remember where we got that term, but we’re referring to the length of time since our respective parents died, acknowledging their absence as a presence.
Grief Baby
Grief Baby
Grief Baby
“Grief Baby turns 20,” my friend Jumana texted me last month. “Oh so she's in college,” I replied. “Yep, sophomore or junior year, hanging out, probably getting into a lot of trouble because she's definitely a moody little thing." Jumana and I talk from time to time about our ‘grief babies.’ I can’t remember where we got that term, but we’re referring to the length of time since our respective parents died, acknowledging their absence as a presence.