My husband died

[minkulus]

I have 2DCs. Daughter 8 and son 2 1/2. I have spoken to my Dd about her daddy, but how the hell do I explain it to the 2 yr old.
Dad was away a lot with work so his absence has not been noted yet. What do I do?
Sorry it's a bit blunt but I'm stunned and can't face it.

[Homebird8]

There are times when words desert me. So, handhold.

[Blondeshavemorefun]

glad went as well as it can under the circumstances with your inlaws

thinking of you x

[ChippingInLovesSpring]

I'm glad it went OK with DH's family. Sending you a bit more love & strength to keep putting one foot in front of the other x

[member]

I've just seen this thread for the first time & whilst I have no practical advice, I just wanted to let you know that I've read & you're in my thoughts.

[BriansBrain]

Hey Mink, how are you feeling?

[theboutiquemummy]

Hi Mink how are you doing x

[minkulus]

Hi everyone. Just checking in. Had a really full on day again but am making progress with funeral arrangements etc so feel its tiredness that has been earned. My beautiful DCs are cuddling up while we watch a DVD and eat toast. My little world. X

[TeaMakesItAllPossible]

[BriansBrain]

I'm pleased you have found time to update, I have been thinking about you.

Lovely post and glad to read all is calm x

[scottishmummy]

Gosh it's hard,take it minute by minute. Toast and cuddles is a great comfort

[RatherBeOnThePiste]

Much love from me, am thinking of you all X

[BIWI]

Cuddles, DVDs and toast sound like a fab idea! Thinking of you xx

[IcanandIwill]

I've been away but been thinking of you. Take comfort in those moments of calm, they are very precious xxx

[BriansBrain]

How are you x

[TeaMakesItAllPossible]

Just popping on by to let you know I'm still thinking of you and your DC

[fluffypillow]

What a terrible time for you

Thinking of you and your DC's. Lots of hugs coming your way xxx

[OttilieKnackered]

I recently went through something sort of similar, though not the same. I don't want to try and compare the loss as there were no children and he was actually my ex, though only by a matter of weeks. We were still financially 'linked' and so I've had to do a lot of the stressful sorting out, even though I was not his next of kin.

Unless you have particularly awful inlaws or friends, the funeral WILL be beautiful. When all the people that loved a person gather together, it almost doesn't matter what else is around.

The thing that keeps catching me out is when I read or see something I know he would have had any opinion on. I keep going to text him. At first it made me cry, but now it's starting to make me smile, although I still sometimes get a little shock when I remember.

Yours is a different, and much tougher, situation, but in the first few days I thought I'd never be able to do anything again.

I hope you don't think I'm underplaying your loss, but I just thought it might help to hear from someone who has (so far) managed to hold it together.

Please take care.

[Yorkiegirl]

Hi minkulus how are you today? I have messaged you. My DH died abroad in 2006 when my DDs were 2 and 4.

[minkulus]

Hi everyone! Just checking in to let you know we are still plodding on.
Ottilie, I feel for you. Your pain and loss is no less legitimate or 'deserving'. You lost someone who was and had been an enormous part of your life. I hope you are feeling ok.
I am spending the last few days before the funeral just making sure I have done everything I can to make it a special day.
My beautiful DCs are doing ok. DD is up and down, as to be expected. She is amazing! DS is accepting things as far as I can tell. He likes to talk about daddy which is amazingly hard at times.
Thank you to everyone who has messages me, I will reply soon!
Xxx

[DontSHOUTTTTTT]

Xx just to say i am thinking of you.