Children's Grief Awareness Day: 64 Six-Word Stories

The third Thursday in November is Children's Grief Awareness Day! No worries if you have never heard of it, if you visit the Children's Grief Awareness Day website you can get a ton of great information, but here are some basics. According to the CGAD website, the history of the day goes like this:

Created in 2008 by the High mark Caring Place, A Center for Grieving Children, Adolescents and Their Families, and since recognized by organizations around the world, Children's Grief Awareness Day is observed every year on the third Thursday in November (the Thursday before the U.S. holiday of Thanksgiving). This time of year, particularly, appreciate time to support grieving children because the holiday season is often an especially difficult time after a death.

Children's Grief Awareness Day seeks to bring attention to the fact that often support can make all the difference in the life of a grieving child. It provides an opportunity for all of us to raise awareness of the painful impact that the death of a loved one has in the life of a child, an opportunity to make sure that these children receive the support they need.

Here in the form of a six-word story, WYG shared some of the stories to bring attention to childhood grief.  

1. "You loved God, he betrayed you" -Vicky
2. "2 sisters gone to heaven alone" -Amy
3. "He committed suicide. I never understood. -Vicky
4. "Our Papa was the best Papa" -Nik
5. "Is there a door to Heaven?" -Leanne
6. "Why isn't anyone talking to me?" -Drew
7. "She feels lost without her sister" -Andrea
8. "All around us, but still gone" -Rachel
9. "My niece needs her daddy's hugs." -Jen
10. "I kissed you goodbye. You left." -Michelle
11. "Sadness is big when you're small" -Susan
12. "Kids are tougher than you think" -Grief Compass
13. "You carry the scars into adulthood" -Tina
14. "It will be with you always" -@sweetbutterfly2
15. "He misses baseball with his daddy" -Trish
16. "It changes you forever and ever" -Tina
17. "You grow older than you are" -Alissa
18. "Forever and always in your heart" -Kristina
19. "An unexplainable longing and validation need" -Libby
20. "My daddy lives in heaven now" -Faith
21. "A piece of me is gone" -Elizabeth
22. "I miss you so much Evan." -Trina
23. "Things will never be the same." -Karen
24. "No one can replace my father" -Kristin
25. "He's missing all of my milestones" -Alexandra
26. "He was my very best Papa" -Hazel
27. "I miss my big Papa hugs" -Sawyer
28. "Can't remember your face anymore, Grandpa" -Teresa
29. "I can't believe he's gone mommy." -Michele
30. "I only remember him sick, mama" -Nora
31. "Wish he could come back, Mom." -Elizabeth
32. "Can we visit him in Heaven?" -Angela
33. "His breaking heart shattered mine more" -Jennifer
34. "Mommy, Why did God need Daddy?" -Janelle
35. "Two twins, one lives. Feels halved." -Chad
36. "My big sissy is an angel." -Victoria
37. "Where's your mommy and daddy, mama?" -Jeanne-Marie
38. "I think about you every second" -Stephanie
39. "You died. I did not. Why?" -Manette
40. "Why did God take my brother?" -Ashton
41. "I wish I died with you...." -Mare
42. "He can't express his grief yet" -Lisa
43. "Somehow we laugh in grief group" -Heather
44. "Every day I feel his pain" -April
45. "She still cannot grieve what happened" -Lisa
46. "Eleven years, everything still tastes bitter" -April
47. "I want my big brother back" -Sissy
48. "He just wants his brother here." -Katie
49. "Three girls growing up without dad" -Julie
50. "Oh I miss my old life." -Jill
51. "Thinks dad died because he's bad." -Rebecca
52. "Daddy's suicide = a lost little girl." -Anastasia
53. "How many tears can a mommy cry?" -Deborah
54. "But why aren't funerals for kids?" -Ryan
55. "My world has been torn apart" -Anne Marie
56. "I only remember her being sick" -Beth
57. "He hid his sickness he's missed" -Casandra
58. "Gone too soon, Eric and Marissa" -Debra
59. "You will never see me graduate" -Tom
60. "I want mom to be proud" -Erika
61. "52 years later, still grieve sometimes" -Lee
62. "Am I still a twin sister?" -Annie
63. "Your memory means everything to me" -Jennifer