What amazes me is how my son has not really cried at the loss of his father... he did get sad and cried a little the morning of the funeral but hasn't shown much emotion otherwise... I know that boys and girls are wired different and they are also socially conditioned to behave in what is deemed appropriate but it seems to me that he is far too young to have already been programmed to not cry... his emotions have surfaced in other areas... he has been quite a bit more physical that his usual boy self and will cry uncontrollably when I've finally put my foot down and cut off the supply of Bluebell ice cream sandwiches... I'm trying my best to walk that fine line between allowing them time to grieve in whatever way they need and keeping them in check before they believe that this behavior is acceptable under every circumstance... Jack has passed out on the kitchen floor for the moment, sucking his thumb, guarding the refrigerator so no one else can reach the ice cream before he is allowed to have more...

The two hardest things I've heard so far:
"I'm sad because Daddy will never come pick me up again." -Jack
"Does this mean I'll have to get a new Daddy?" -Hannah