Calls for Bereaved
By gelayagui98
@gelayagui98 (1336)
Australia
November 21, 2011 4:01am CST
Hi everyone! This morning I went to my son's school and while waiting for their class to end up, i made small talked to parents who is waiting for their sons and daughter, too. While I listened to their conversation about the lost of a loved one a question formed in my mind. Why if parents died, we call their children ORPHANS, when the husband or wife died, we call the calls WIDOW, but if the children died what will we call for the bereaved parents? please share your views.
1 response
@enelym001 (8322)
• Philippines
21 Nov 11
Losing a child is truly a sad thing that could happen to every parent. But I think we shouldn't have terms for it. You may actually tell someone that "I was once a mom for **name of the child** but..." or "I lost a child..." or that you're a devastated mom.
But you cannot carry on the name that way for the rest of your life, especially if you have other children to take care of. And the fact is that you will always be a mother to that child you lost; or other children of yours.
You can never be called another term especially if you still have other child. Because I think, say the term is DEVASTATED was used to refer to you... then that would be unfair for your living child. Because they all are still alive and their mom was called Devastated by other people. Those were just my opinion
@gelayagui98 (1336)
• Australia
21 Nov 11
Hi enelym, I agree with you, according to a few, losing a child is far different from losing a partner, a husband or a wife. Because our child stays in our heart forever and no one will replaced them. God bless
