# It isn't Natural for a Parent to Bury a Child

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 16, 2019, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-isnt-natural-for-a-parent-to-bury-a-child/838739 "2019-08-16T14:29:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2019, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-isnt-natural-for-a-parent-to-bury-a-child/838739/21 "2019-08-17T16:39:01Z")

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Children should bury their parents. The alternative is heartbreaking.

I’ve known three mothers who had to bury their children, including [Dawn Breedon](http://www.dawnbreedon.com/biography.html).

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**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2019, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-isnt-natural-for-a-parent-to-bury-a-child/838739/22 "2019-08-17T23:52:22Z")

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It happened in my family, the immediate impact lasted for almost twenty years, it took the arrival and growth of the next two generations of our family to finally heal the wound. Just because it was once common and expected doesn’t make it natural.

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**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-isnt-natural-for-a-parent-to-bury-a-child/838739/23 "2019-08-19T15:45:51Z")

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> [@Saint\_Cad](#):
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> Nothing feels natural about your child dying.

Thank you

It’s the most unnatural thing no matter how old the child, the cause of death or what time in history it happens.

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**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-isnt-natural-for-a-parent-to-bury-a-child/838739/24 "2019-08-19T16:29:15Z")

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My cousin died in a freak accident at age 20. My aunt and uncle were never the same; nor were my grandparents who lived with the family. Death may be natural but “timing” is everything.

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