Dear Running:

Welcome back to your thread.

You wrote regarding your mentor: “grieving her loss was so much more straightforward.. I couldn’t help but burst into tears. It felt so different from when I attended my dad’s funeral- I couldn’t cry then and I felt so put on the spot”. The difference is probably due to the fact that you weren’t conflicted about your mentor, not as conflicted as you were about your father. So there was just sadness and its expression, crying.

If you want to re-read your thread, first page and this second page, please do. There are a lot of things that were brought up. If you want to address or re-address any particular thing, please do.

anita