Bob Cristello

“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” — Maya Angelou Grief arrives without warning or permission. Losing a child shatters the world in ways no one prepares for. Many parents feel powerless against the tide of sorrow. The intensity of loss … Read more

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” — Mary Oliver Grief changes the way life feels—wild and unpredictable in ways no one expects. The loss of a child fractures time, making each day feel both endless and fleeting. Many grieving parents question how to move forward … Read more

“There are all kinds of love in this world but never the same love twice.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald Grieving parents carry a love that is unlike any other. The bond with a child is singular and irreplaceable. Every moment shared creates a story that no one else can tell. Memories become sacred spaces where … Read more

“I am not resigned to the shutting away of loving hearts in the hard ground.” — Edna St. Vincent Millay Grief refuses to accept finality. The loss of a child challenges every notion of peace. Many parents feel as though their hearts have been buried alongside their children. The hardness of the ground seems a … Read more

“The silver answer rang… Not Death, but Love.” — Elizabeth Barrett Browning Grief can feel endless, as if death’s shadow covers every moment. The loss of a child reshapes the heart in ways that words cannot fully capture. Many grieving parents wrestle with despair, believing that death is the final silence. Yet, love remains louder … Read more

“He was my North, my South, my East and West, My working week and my Sunday rest, My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song.” — W.H. Auden The loss of a child uproots every certainty in life. The child often becomes the center of a parent’s world. Directions lose meaning without that steady compass. … Read more

“Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.” — Oscar Wilde Grieving parents often feel as if their hearts have become barren gardens. The loss of a child can seem like winter without end. Memories of laughter and warmth may feel distant and fragile. … Read more

“There were thirst and hunger, and you were the fruit. There were grief and the ruins, and you were the miracle.” — Pablo Neruda Grief often feels like a landscape of ruins. A parent’s heart knows the depth of that brokenness. The absence of a child can leave an ache that no words can soothe. … Read more

“I cannot live with You— It would be Life— And Life is over there— Behind the Shelf.” — Emily Dickinson The absence of a child creates a divide unlike any other. Life before loss feels distant, as if placed behind a shelf. Many grieving parents live in a space between two worlds. The world they … Read more

“When things become truly difficult and unbearable, we find ourselves in a place already very close to its transformation.” — Rainer Maria Rilke Grief often feels like a weight pressing down without relief. The loss of a child shatters life’s foundation in ways words cannot capture. Many grieving parents reach moments where pain feels too … Read more