Some of us want to go home for the holidays, but can’t. Home isn’t what it used to be. Others of us don’t want to go home for Christmas, perhaps for the exact same reason. Home isn’t what it used to be.
These sympathy gifts and ideas will comfort and support someone after the loss of a mother. I also included sympathy messages and ideas for condolence cards and funeral or “celebration of life” books.
You’ll quickly find the best gift for your her mom and dad on this list of ideas. They’re immediately available, which means you don’t have to go shopping for the perfect gift for your girlfriend’s parents. Many of these ideas are specially chosen for families who don’t live near each other, but they’re also great for geographically close families.
I recently picked up a book called It’s Ok That You’re Not Okay by a widow who witnessed the accidental drowning of her young, fit husband. “Grief for my husband” may have been the reason Megan Devine wrote her book and started the Refuge in Grief website, but her insights and practical tips for coping with grief will help anyone coping with loss.
These tips for getting along with a mother-in-law who hates you will help you deal with the most difficult family problems. You can’t make your mother-in-law love you – or even stop hating you – but you can change how you respond to her. And that can change everything.
Letting go of someone you love isn’t about forgetting. It’s about loosening an unhealthy attachment to the past. It’s about finding freedom and hope from the heaviness of grief. Letting go is about healing the hurt, and allowing your natural strength and resilience help you blossom into who you were created to be.