re: My Wife Was Dying, and We Didn’t Tell Our Children

That choked me up. Can't imagine going through that. You can't allow yourself to grieve because you have to be there are your kids rock.

Well you don't have cancer yet, you could find out tomorrow you do. Or you could be in a car wreck requiring a hospital stay and months of therapy/rehab. You'll be glad you paid that $400 per month then.

Without reading the whole article I will say this hits really close to home and I don’t know if I can get through it.

I will say that my parents took a similar approach when we were 12 and 8. My wonderful strong mom beat it back a few times and lived more 10 years. I tell my dad all the time how grateful I am for his sacrifice and how he was a rock for our family. I had the greatest example on how to be a man, father, and husband. I still do.

Prayers sent friend. I made the decision long ago that if I ever get a terminal illness I’ll just let it run its course,privately. Good luck.

Thanks for posting this shitty profoundly depresssing story

Sad that modern Western culture is so afraid to confront death at any level, acting as though it is so unnatural, when it is inevitable, and just as real as any other facet of life.

Not that long ago many children did not survive infancy and life expectancy was much lower. People died at home, in villages with the windows open for all to see. Now life, or some version of it, is prolonged on respirators and life support and families never really confront the reality of death, eternity and judgment.

Tell those kids and let the mother enjoy her last months with them in peace.

Giving people an innocent childhood has a huge part in shaping their lives. They should be commended.

Compare this to parents that teach their children about sexuality starting from the time they pop out of the womb and try to entice them to change their genders.

I'd want my kids to be "in the loop" but it's a personal decision. Good read.

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