First of all, welcome to Daily Strength! Lots of good people here, all of us fighting various issues.

I have lost my only sibling and both parents over the last 5 years. All of them in August, sigh, my birth month.

By all means post, vent, rant, yell cry, do what ever it takes to work things out.

There is another group here, widows and widowers. Most of them have had several years (decades?) since they lost their spouse, and some have moved on and remarried. It may be too early to join that group, or you may be ready for it, it is up to you! You are free to join as many groups here as you want!

I am one of the user moderators here, I am not assigned to the bereavement group, but then this group is pretty focused, and there is not much "moderation" that needs to be done here!

I am sorry for the reason for you joining us, but pleased to meet you.

Very pleased to meet you as well Mr.pepper man . I'm so sorry for you loss .. as you might have guessed August is my birth month as well.. . August was difficult for me but then again so has every other month.. there is always something to remind... ... my little rant for this evening is .....I'm very afraid with the up coming holidays .. i still have 2 children in my home (teenagers) and struggle with putting on a good front for them .. saying the things I'm supposed to say..... Acting "normal" .. i don't feel like I am able to truly grieve because i need to be a MOM. I need to help them with the loss of their father . These few months I think are going to be hell for me .. I need advice

Lots of support in the widows & widowers. Here is a link:

https://www.dailystrength.org/group/widows-widowers

Hi, I am sorry for your loss. Pep is incorrect about the Widows & Widowers Group here - most are within their first 2 years of bereavement. The Community Leaders (or "CLs") are all old-timers, and we give a lot of the feedback so it may seem at times that everyone is ahead on the timeline, but that's not the case. I lost my husband nearly 9 years ago, found DS, and it helped me recover and rebuild. I stayed on and am now of the CLs for that group. You can belong to as many groups here at DS as helps you, and I would encourage you and invite you to join us in the Widows & Widowers Group. We are a mixed bag of sudden losses and long-term illness losses, some accidental deaths, and a handful of suicides and homicides. We are old marrieds and never marrieds, straight and gay, young and old. We are all mourning someone that meant the world to us, so we 'get it.'

I am sorry you needed any group, but I hope being here helps you. Welcome.

Love and Hugs,
Martha, co-Community Leader (Widows & Widowers)

Hi and Welcome Jessie.... I am so very sorry for your loss and the pain that you're in... I've not lost a life partner but other family members
As Martha wrote the Widows and Widowers board is a wonderful board for support and friendships from people who understand what you may be going through... Big hug and a blessing....xo

Hi Jessie, I'm Laurie. I lost my husband seven months ago in an mva so I can relate to the loss. This is a great site for support. Lots of hugs!

Thank you all for your words of encouragement ❤️❤️

I lost my husband last month. I'm kind of reaching out for the same purposes. Please feel free to chat with me.