My stepdad died in November. We didn't have a funeral, or a memorial service, or anything. He was cremated. No one acknowledged the loss, beyond comments on FB. I guess when a step parent dies, it's not considered a real loss, because people assume maybe, that it's not a real parent. No cards, no offer to sit in grief, or to listen to funny stories. It would have been nice to laugh through tears at stories and have someone there so I didn't just cry alone. But grief is inconvenient, I guess, and life moves too quickly.
My stepdad died in November. We didn't have a funeral, or a memorial service, or anything. He was cremated. No one acknowledged the loss, beyond comments on FB. I guess when a step parent dies, it's not considered a real loss, because people assume maybe, that it's not a real parent. No cards, no offer to sit in grief, or to listen to funny stories. It would have been nice to laugh through tears at stories and have someone there so I didn't just cry alone. But grief is inconvenient, I guess, and life moves too quickly.
This dad was also a stepdad, though the mom’s kids didn’t think of him that way.
Grief is never convenient, but having a friend to share it with means everything. I’m sorry you didn’t get that.