Sentences with phrase «children lost their friends»

My children lost their friends, people that declared that they were brothers and sisters to us crossed the road rather than speak to us, we lost everything... I saw that as the people of God and the apostle to W...... as he called himself had rejected us it seemed logical that God had also.

«Our children lost a friend, our friend lost a daughter, the world lost an amazing person who could change the world,» said Parkland resident Amber Hersh.

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It is the greatest irony of my life that losing my husband helped me find deeper gratitude — gratitude for the kindness of my friends, the love of my family, the laughter of my children.

Thoughts and prayers are the kind of thing you send to sick children, patients with cancer, friends who have lost a loved one to old age or illness.

We are mourning for the parents who lost children, siblings who lost brothers and sisters, friends who lost friends.

I wonder when she realized that she could not feed her children, that she had to lose them to save them.Did her knees give out when she took her oldest, my grandfather, to live in an orphanage, or when she sent her three - year - old daughter to live with a friend?

I'd say leave it up to the survivors, the widows, the children who lost parents, the friends who lost friends, the parents who lost children, the partners who lost partners.

You will always be able to be there for someone else who has lost a loved one, be it a child, spouse, brother, sister, friend.

The parables disclose with what pleasure and tolerance he surveyed the broad scene of human activity: the merchant seeking pearls; the farmer sowing his fields; the real - estate man trying to buy a piece of land in which he had secret reason to believe a treasure lay buried; the dishonest secretary, who had been given notice, making friends against the evil day among his employer's debtors by reducing their obligations; the five young women sleeping with lamps burning while the bridegroom tarried and unable to attend the marriage because their sisters who had had foresight enough to bring additional oil refused to lend them any; the rich man whose guests for dinner all made excuses; the man comfortably in bed with his children who gets up at midnight to help his importunate neighbor only because he despairs of getting rid of him otherwise; the king who is out to capture a city; the man who built his house upon the sand and lost it in the first storm of wind and rain; the queer employer who pays all of his men the same wage whether they have worked the whole day or a single hour; the great lord who going to a distant land entrusts his property to his three servants and judges them by the success of their investments when he returns; the shepherd whose sheep falls into a ditch; the woman with ten pieces of silver who, losing one, lights the candle and sweeps diligently till she finds it, and makes the finding of it the occasion of a celebration in which all of her neighbors are invited to share — and how long such a list might be!

People, who have visions of those missiles crashing into our public buildings, whose friends, fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, children, relatives were killed, whose firemen, policemen, service personnel lost their lives, whose businesses have collapsed, whose futures are in jeopardy, whose grief is overwhelming — can they respond to a call for creative justice?

I reached out to friends who I knew had lost children, but, in several other cases, when I confided what was happening to us, my friend wept with me, and told me for the first time about her own loss (or even losses).

About 16 percent of parents who lose a child end up divorcing, according to Compassionate Friends, a national organization that offers support for grieving parents.

Losing your spouse to a good friend — or to your own child — would pretty much suck.

An imaginary friend (who's a bigger troublemaker than your child ever could be) might be dreamed up to help your child deal with feelings of guilt and remorse following a moment of lost control, such as hitting a playmate.

As a parent, I can't imagine anything more painful than the loss of a child, and I have a few friends who have lost a child.

It's important that he has the opportunity to play with other children, this will give him the social skills he needs to make friends when he starts school as well as teaching him the concepts of sharing, taking turns and winning and losing.

Other possible symptoms of depression in children and adolescents include difficulty with peer relationships, such as an inability to get along with friends; separation anxiety manifested as school avoidance or school phobia; and changes in home relationships and interactions, such as losing interest in family conversations, and a desire to be alone most of the time.

However, this is a slippery slope as a lot of step parents lose their authority when trying to become friends with their step children.

So while your friend may think it's acceptable to let her child jump on your furniture or show off for guests, don't lose your friendship over a few philosophical differences.

I've known many dads who've lost connections with their friends when their kids are born and the weight of work, bills, child - raising overwhelm them.

I have dear friends who lost their children because fools on the internet encouraged them similarly.

Or if you have an older child, make a rule that if they don't share they lose the privilege of playing with the friend that day: «If you don't share, you don't play.»

When you have friends who have lost a child at term, for reasons still unknown, there are no words of comfort that can be spoken ensuring the safety of your unborn child.

I also get involved with different organizations like The Compassionate Friends and PLIDA that share the same vision for supporting parents who have lost children in their time of need.

Nothing teaches a child not to lose his coat again than being forced to stay inside while his friends frolic in the snow.

Children enjoy play - acting, so have the child pretend they are meeting an adult friend of the family for the first time, answering the phone, or asking a security guard for help when lost.

Silent Grief is the friend you need to carry you through the deep grief of losing a child onto the path of hopeful living again.

I wish I could tell you how to spare your children pain, when they've lost friends or family members, and fear, when disturbing events occur, especially when they're close to home.

You may have some friends who don't have children yet, and you don't want to lose touch with them just because you're a mom now.

I watched my friend cry for her lost child and I can tell you should would do anything, ANYTHING, in the world to have her baby back.

We wanted to be the one who understood what our own mother never could, a mom who was beloved by all of our children's friends, and never lost our temper.

And nothing like mom - friends can help you realize that you are not losing your mind and your child is neither a wunderkind nor the worst kid ever.

I hate that I have friends and even my own husband who have lost their parents before me and will lose their parents after me; spouses, children, family members and close friends.

When your child loses a soccer match, is beaten by a sibling or a friend at a board game, gets a bad report card, or has any other kind of setback or disappointment, how do you typically react?

If your gifted child appears inconsolable after pondering the meaning of life, loses interest in her normal routines or begins to withdraw from family and friends, it's important to get help.

He had seen friends who lost touch with their children even though they still shared custody with the ex.

Rather than feel helpless when a friend or family member loses a child and saying and doing nothing in response, here are some actions you can take to support your friend or loved one through their loss.

Children correct their acts if they lose their privileges which are dear to them such as watching favorite program in television or visiting dearest friend.

We are losing our friends, neighbors, colleagues, and children at an alarming rate.

She describes, for instance, how as a child growing up on a farm in British Columbia, a friend lost awareness of her legs after injuring them in a bicycle accident and how her grandmother lost her sense of self to Alzheimer's disease.

His plan to hand out his inspirational cosmic currency to the children of friends was thwarted, however, when Liberty Bell 7, his Mercury capsule, lost its escape hatch and quickly took on water after splashdown.

When I lost my first child, many friends reached out to share kindness, and many weren't sure how to help.

The hours you waste stumbling over your piled debris, picking, washing, storing, re-storing, those are hours and spaces that you will never get back in a mortal lifetime... Every moment you devote to them is lost to your children, your friends, your society, yourself.»

Seven of the teams know each other well, with couplings including spouses, parents and adult children, siblings, and best friends, all looking to improve their lives and heal old wounds through losing weight and getting their health under control.

I found reading materials on the subject and we attended a holiday ceremony given by Compassionate Friends, an organization that provides support for parents who have lost children.

The meeting was a local chapter of The Compassionate Friends, an organization solely dedicated to providing support for those who have lost children, grandchildren or siblings.

Of the 193 participants who provided details, 40 reported losing a parent, child, spouse, or sibling, and 153 lost a friend or more distant relative.

The part you or one of the commenters said about your friends being your family resonates so much with me too — I was so afraid of being alone throughout my mom's illness and losing her, since I am single and an only child but my therapist reminded me my friends were far better than any family could have been

Yet the strong performances, and the charming depiction of young Wes (I had a child who made papier - mâché friends too), will likely resonate with audience members who have also felt loss and lost.

My friend was just divorced, lost custody of his children, and was tormented with the remorse that follows these things.