Every holiday that occurs after I lost my brother I am faced with so much emotion. One issue that I am always confronted with during a holiday is the “empty chair.” How do we deal with his empty spot at the family table? This empty spot always appears to be more blatant during a holiday. Dealing with issues such as, taking a head count for setting the table, having to subtract one from the commonly known number, the empty space where my brother sat, everyone filling the air with unnecessary chatter to hide the reality of my brother being gone. Sometimes I wish we chose to do nothing for all the holidays, I do not need reminders he is gone, I deal with it everyday.
Sibling Grief
A Place to Talk About Adult Sibling Loss and Grief
