Father’s Day
June 19, 2011 at 10:46 pm | Posted in father, Grief | 4 CommentsTags: child loss, fathers, grief, life after loss
A grieving father is often refered to as a “forgotten parent.” As I quoted Harriet Sarnoff Schiff, in this post nowhere in the history “of sex discrimination is there a more glaring injustice than that thrust upon a bereaved father.” It is hard to find resources for a bereaved father. However, I did come across the Grieving Dad’s Project, which was created specifically to assist father’s with their journey through grief.
This week I helped the twins make Father’s Day cards for Evan. They made him art projects too. I can not help Jake and Sawyer wish their dad a happy father’s day so here is my best attempt:
A Father’s Day Wish From Heaven
Adapted from Jody Seilheimer poem
A Mother’s Day Wish From Heaven
Dear Mr. Hallmark,
We are writing to you from heaven,
and though it must appear
A rather strange idea,
We see everything from here. We just popped in to visit,
your stores to find a card
A card of love for our father,
as this day for him is hard.
There must be some mistake we thought,
We saw every card you could imagine
Except we could not find a card,
from a child who lives in heaven.
He is still a father too,
no matter where we reside
We had to leave, he understands,
but oh the tears he’s cried.
We thought that if we wrote you,
that you would come to know
That though we live in heaven now,
We still love our father so.
So you see Mr. Hallmark,
though we no longer live on earth
We must find a way to remind him
of his wondrous worth.
He needs to be honored,
and remembered too
Just as the children of earth will do.
Thank you Mr. Hallmark,
We know you’ll do your best
We have done all we can do;
to you I’ll leave the rest.
Find a way to tell him,
how much he means to us.
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A Mourning Mom 
evan – big hugs to you! on fathers day and every day!
Comment by Susan Freel— June 20, 2011 #
Beautiful thoughts and a beautiful idea. Happy Father’s Day Evan.
Comment by Patty— June 20, 2011 #
Hope it was a happy fathers day!
Comment by Daphne— June 20, 2011 #
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