They never taught us how to live without each other (Dead Sibling Society: Part Two)
I try not to compare losses. In fact, I say not to do it. Grief is simply The Worst. But I do think there is something uniquely horrible about losing a sibling.
I try not to compare losses. In fact, I say not to do it. Grief is simply The Worst. But I do think there is something uniquely horrible about losing a sibling.
Grief is simply The Worst.
But I do think there is something uniquely horrible about losing a sibling. Siblings are our tethers to every moment of our lives — from childhood to teenagehood to adulthood — and are, most likely, the only people that could ever understand the things that molded you and made you who you are.
But when you lose a sibling, you don’t just lose the person. You lose all those memories. All those moments.
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In March, we published an episode called Dead Siblings Society (Part One), where friend of the pod Steph Wittels Wachs shared her experience with sibling loss and we read through listener submissions from other bereaved siblings.
In that episode, we introduced you to two people: Aaron, a friend of mine from high school who reached out after losing his brother (and my All Time Crush) Derreck, and Emma, who sent a message so beautiful and thoughtful I…
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