The ONE Lie Told By Every Bereaved Parent
No matter how honest you are I know that you have told this lie at least once in your life. That lie is the answer to the question, “how are you?” And that lie is: “I’m fine.” In chapter F of my book, After the Flowers Die, I write about the notion of fake fineness. As a bereaved mom I don’t know how many times I answered ‘I’m fine’ when someone asked me how I was after my 8 year-old son, Garrett, died. In reality, I was the furthest thing from fine. Sometimes it is easier to