Loss but not lost

What we want you to know about grief:

• We may look happy and the truth is, we probably are, but we're also incredibly sad. And we are learning how to live those things in tandem for now.
• We have probably cried uncontrollable or just the briefest of tears not 24 hours ago.
• We feel guilty all the time for going on with our lives without them.
• Sometimes we feel everything all at once, and sometimes we try like hell to feel nothing.
• We do want to hear from you, even if we seem distant.
• We aren't going to do everything right, right now. We're going to make mistakes. And we're so sorry for that.
• But we're trying, and that trying takes up a lot more energy these days.
• So we're also just tired.
• And we want you to understand that.
• Even though it may seem like we're doing just fine on our own, we can't do this alone.

Sincerely, loss but not lost