Madeline

My kids came. Yeah.

My kids came. Yeah.

My kids came. Yeah.

Let's take a listen to our question. Hi, Michelle and Craig. My name is Madeline, and I'm 28 years old. Last year, my dad passed away after a two-year fight with cancer. He was just 57. My parents were still together and happily married when he died. And I have two brothers that I'm pretty close with. My family was always very tight-knit and enjoyed each other's company. We had no major issues.

Let's take a listen to our question. Hi, Michelle and Craig. My name is Madeline, and I'm 28 years old. Last year, my dad passed away after a two-year fight with cancer. He was just 57. My parents were still together and happily married when he died. And I have two brothers that I'm pretty close with. My family was always very tight-knit and enjoyed each other's company. We had no major issues.

Let's take a listen to our question. Hi, Michelle and Craig. My name is Madeline, and I'm 28 years old. Last year, my dad passed away after a two-year fight with cancer. He was just 57. My parents were still together and happily married when he died. And I have two brothers that I'm pretty close with. My family was always very tight-knit and enjoyed each other's company. We had no major issues.

That said, I was especially close with my dad. My brothers had a good relationship with him, but for me, my dad was my guy. We were very similar people. He was also loved by so many other people. And spending time with him was so easy and felt like home. He was basically the number one person I would not have wanted to lose.

That said, I was especially close with my dad. My brothers had a good relationship with him, but for me, my dad was my guy. We were very similar people. He was also loved by so many other people. And spending time with him was so easy and felt like home. He was basically the number one person I would not have wanted to lose.

That said, I was especially close with my dad. My brothers had a good relationship with him, but for me, my dad was my guy. We were very similar people. He was also loved by so many other people. And spending time with him was so easy and felt like home. He was basically the number one person I would not have wanted to lose.

I never had a bad relationship with my mom, but we've had a harder time finding our footing since my dad died. And I think because she had a mom who never fully encouraged her independence, and she married my dad when she was so young, losing him really was like having a rug pulled from under her. My brothers and I were especially surprised when she started dating so shortly after he died.

I never had a bad relationship with my mom, but we've had a harder time finding our footing since my dad died. And I think because she had a mom who never fully encouraged her independence, and she married my dad when she was so young, losing him really was like having a rug pulled from under her. My brothers and I were especially surprised when she started dating so shortly after he died.

I never had a bad relationship with my mom, but we've had a harder time finding our footing since my dad died. And I think because she had a mom who never fully encouraged her independence, and she married my dad when she was so young, losing him really was like having a rug pulled from under her. My brothers and I were especially surprised when she started dating so shortly after he died.

She seemed like she was distracting herself rather than grieving him or grieving with us. In the meantime, I've never felt further apart from my brothers. I thought we might talk more after this happened, not less. But it's like we're intentionally keeping our distance. They're also both married and have partners they can talk about this with. I'm single and suddenly feel even more alone.

She seemed like she was distracting herself rather than grieving him or grieving with us. In the meantime, I've never felt further apart from my brothers. I thought we might talk more after this happened, not less. But it's like we're intentionally keeping our distance. They're also both married and have partners they can talk about this with. I'm single and suddenly feel even more alone.

She seemed like she was distracting herself rather than grieving him or grieving with us. In the meantime, I've never felt further apart from my brothers. I thought we might talk more after this happened, not less. But it's like we're intentionally keeping our distance. They're also both married and have partners they can talk about this with. I'm single and suddenly feel even more alone.

It's like I've gone from someone with one of the best families to being someone without much of a family at all. I never really imagined my dad's death could so swiftly destabilize our entire family structure. How could losing the same person we all loved have created such a powerful wedge among us? How can I begin to feel less alone among them in my grief?

It's like I've gone from someone with one of the best families to being someone without much of a family at all. I never really imagined my dad's death could so swiftly destabilize our entire family structure. How could losing the same person we all loved have created such a powerful wedge among us? How can I begin to feel less alone among them in my grief?

It's like I've gone from someone with one of the best families to being someone without much of a family at all. I never really imagined my dad's death could so swiftly destabilize our entire family structure. How could losing the same person we all loved have created such a powerful wedge among us? How can I begin to feel less alone among them in my grief?

And how can we begin to rebuild the support and closeness we implicitly had as a family while my dad was still around? Thanks, Madeline. Ooh. Yeah.

And how can we begin to rebuild the support and closeness we implicitly had as a family while my dad was still around? Thanks, Madeline. Ooh. Yeah.