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Do parents ever get over a childs death?

My neighbor's daughter committed suicide at age 23. that happend like a year ago and they still seem really depressed. Do parents ever get over an adult childs death?

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  • 8 years ago
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    Not really. They may very well get on with their own lives, but they are fundamentally changed. Children define parenthood. If you lose one, you lose the other.

    Nothing sadder in the world than parents outliving their children.

  • 8 years ago

    To be honest, parents will never get over a childs death.. .even if she or he is an adult.. just the fact that their child committed suicide, and werent able to help and dont know the reason why they did it.. is heart breaking.. so no...even through out the years, parents will always feel different, becuase they have a huge whole in their hearts... i had a friend who got shot.. and died on the way to the hospital.. she was just 18 years old.. and was not gang affiliated and was just there at the wrong plave at the wrong time..and this happend 6 yrs ago.. and her mother still aches from this.. i had another friend...and old friend who was 20 yrs old, also got shot...and died ...this happend last year... his poor mother is also devastated.. he wasnt gang related either.. hope i helped..

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    I think it's really hard and everyone deals with loss different. It's got to wreck lots of havoc on there feelings at 23 your child is just growing up and learning to explore life. Our kids are always our babies. I imagine that its likely harder for these parents they likely didn't know there daughter was depressed and still fill lost at what to do a year isn't much time and then when that marker comes by they likely will sink back in to depression. Maybe be a friend and go over talk with them let them tell you some stories about there daughter.

  • 8 years ago

    Not really. Its horrible to lose a child, especially to suicide. They pain will lessen, but they won't get over it

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    You never "get over it" per se. But with time they can learn to bring their sorrow to a livable level and live their life without being consumed with grief.

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