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A review by r_j_setser
Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back by David Dicola, Kelly Farley
emotional
5.0
Rating this 5 stars because there are too few books for dads who've lost a child, and this one is very well written. There is a lot of commentary about what it feels like to be a grieving dad (or parent) and as a wife, I related to a lot of what each of these dads said. I was able to recognize my husband's struggle with grief. We went through this book together and I'm glad we did; it opened up conversation topics for us and gave me (the wife) a different perspective and way of helping my husband where other books geared towards women were completely useless.
Cautions: There are a lot of stories, not terribly graphic, but I couldn't read them and neither could my husband. Our story is still too fresh. There is also some cursing, but honestly, I think that made the book more relatable because when you're in this situation, sometimes the only words that encapsulate the right feelings are curse words.
I recommend this book especially to anyone who may know a grieving dad, because as someone on the outside, you might not know how to help someone in this situation. These dads shared both their frustrations and comforts from how those around them responded to them, and most of the time, what you think will "help" might actually hurt very deeply.
Cautions: There are a lot of stories, not terribly graphic, but I couldn't read them and neither could my husband. Our story is still too fresh. There is also some cursing, but honestly, I think that made the book more relatable because when you're in this situation, sometimes the only words that encapsulate the right feelings are curse words.
I recommend this book especially to anyone who may know a grieving dad, because as someone on the outside, you might not know how to help someone in this situation. These dads shared both their frustrations and comforts from how those around them responded to them, and most of the time, what you think will "help" might actually hurt very deeply.