'I had to sit in a Mother's Day assembly after my mum died'

"I was made to sit in a Mother's Day assembly the first year after she died.

"I needed one significant person to just be there and to remember the anniversary and to remember mum's birthday.Image copyrightPhoebe, now 20, says not everyone understood why she was still grieving years after her mum died - and that included people her own age. "You've got people that just think you're a sad teenager but you're actually trying to deal with being a teenager, the loss, and the envy that you feel for people who have their mum."The pain doesn't go away and it doesn't get easier but you make space for it."Because of her experiences, she wants other bereaved children to get better support while they're in education.

winstonswish Absolutely more should be done in schools. My niece lost her mum at 10 and had to move to another city, away from family and start a new school. It was tough, sadly she received very little support. Mothers Day was difficult as too was Sports day with the ‘mothers race.’

important.. VERY important.. support

So sad but also sad is there is no story here everyone is different and has to deal with such issues in their own

Sometime life stinks. You have to deal with it. It isn’t fun. It’s life. Take the fun when it comes. Deal with the crap

My kids are dealing with this now. Their friends have been amazing, supportive, and helping them smile through their tears. Their schools & teams have reached out as well. Love our community. ❤️

wtf does your school have to do with it?

It never does. It should lesson with time.

Any school that arranges an assembly which focuses on mothers, fathers, siblings etc, without realising the potential insensitivity for some pupils who may have suffered loss, is simply stupid. That said it is 100% NOT for schools to teach children how to deal with bereavement.

My mum died 35 yrs ago wen i was 13.....still angry about it....dont think you ever truly get over it

I remember a kid in my primary school class(still a mate) and his dad died, literally a few days after he came back the teacher asked us to write a report on what our mum and dad does for us, he ran out of the classroom in tears, absolutly no communication

They say in time you get over the loss of a loved one, you never get over it,you just learn to live with it😥💔

I was 14 and sat my RSA MATHS the next day. That was 54 years ago and I still cry on Mother’s Day

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