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If you have questions about this change, you're in the right place. Our editors, experts, and community of change optimists have answers!

runnindownadream
Answer:This is such a tough time for many college graduates. My younger sister just graduated and is back to working the same retail job she had while she...
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marah2448
Answer:You will move on by readjusting to your life. The memories will alway someday comeback every once in awhile. The current moment you feel today will...
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VictoriaB
Answer:I love the idea of sending a balloon up into the heavens. I know a family who spread their father's ashes in the ocean and each year they return to...
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runnindownadream
Answer:No matter what you decide, this seems like a great opportunity for your kids to learn about the seasons of life and about grief in general. Poor little...
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JEANNETTE117
Answer:I am so sorry for your loss. When I lost my grandfather it was such a terrible loss. We were very close and I loved him more than anyone else in the...
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katiyana
Answer:Will it get worse? Maybe, then eventually it starts to get better. Then one day out of the blue you'll feel like you're right back to the beginning...
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katiyana
Answer:It's never too late. When you lose a loved one, you get a flood of sympathy cards and phone calls, and then people move on with their own lives, and...
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