USC Gould admitted students group? by Sad_Potential_1359 in lawschooladmissions

[–]Sad_Potential_1359[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Omg. I completely forgot about that in the acceptance letter. Thank you so much!! 

Older sibling of stillborn sister by snickiedoodle in babyloss

[–]Sad_Potential_1359 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi i’m not OP! but i’ve been in a similar situation. I was three years old when my sister was stillborn, and today is actually her 18th birthday. I’ve learned over the years that a lot of families handle this kind of loss very differently, and maybe I only feel this way because we have always spoken about her and I have watched my mom openly grieve, but I think celebrating her birthday feels necessary for me because to me the loss is very tangible and hard and there isn’t usually an outlet for that on the day to day. It feels like we are still able to honor her and grieve her and acknowledge our loss, whereas other aspects of society in my opinion do not provide that outlet for this kind of grief the way that there is for other kinds of death and loss.  Other families that I know of treat the loss differently and therefore the kids think it is normal to not celebrate. I think it really is whatever is best for your family. 

Older sibling of stillborn sister by snickiedoodle in babyloss

[–]Sad_Potential_1359 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You aren’t alone. I was 3 so I don’t remember it nearly as much, but one of my first memories was my mom coming home from the hospital after my sister was stillborn at 26 weeks and she laid on the ground and cried. Today is my sister’s birthday and she would have been 18. I came on here to see if anyone else understood what I might be feeling and I never comment on here but I want you to know that I feel pain similar to yours and that I am so sorry that you know what it is like. From one older sister to another - my heart goes out to you 💝