Fallen - Earth Washed Away From Beneath The Mighty

Earth Washed Away From Beneath The Mighty
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In LeavingThe Gravesite, grief leads the main character to make a decision that nearly ends her life.  She makes this decision at such a young age that one can see why some parents may choose not to let their children attend a funeral or to shield them from the bereavement experience altogether.  The main character describes her experience as "... unlocking oceans of madness that wash away the earth from beneath the mighty."

On the other hand, an adult can harbor issues simply because of not being able to go through a helpful bereavement process as a child.  

This certainly was the case with my father.  His mother died at an early age.  She went to hospital in the mid-1920s.  He never saw her again nor did he ever see her grave.  He was six-years old.  It took over 70 years for him to find out how she died and where she was buried.  That revelation came about only through a sincere but out of the blue and rather rhetorical question by my aunt (his sister).  "What did those people ever do with my mother?

What's been your experience with bereavement as a child?