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Leeann Thank you so so much for sharing your thoughts and advice, it's really comforting to know I'm not alone with the feelings I've been having. I didn't even think of using "my family" haha, I guess since I don't have any siblings and it's just my dad over there it didn't occur to me, but it's a great suggestion and I will definitely be using it in the future, thanks! Also you are so right about judging and comparing grief, I guess I've been looking at other people's grief depending on their actions, when in reality their emotions and thoughts are so much more complex than that. I'll be keeping your advice in mind. Thanks again, you've helped me a lot and I can't really put it into words but I appreciate it so much. Take care

My mother passed away 9 months ago. Since I'm still in college, I'm often meeting new people and asked questions about my family or where I'm from, stuff like that. I'm sure this might seem stupid to some people, but I'm still having trouble adjusting to saying "My parents live in ____." to "My dad lives in ____." Has anyone else felt the same way? I don't know if it seems trivial, but it just doesn't feel right saying "parents". Also, I sort of don't like discussing my mother's passing with strangers, since I consider it pretty personal to me, but I find when I just mention "my dad" this leads to questions about my mom's whereabouts. Sometimes I just say "parents" to avoid further questions about my mother. I was just wondering if anyone has been through the same thing? Or how they deal with it? Anyway, since then my father seems to have met someone new. I had mixed emotions at first but all in all I'm very happy for him. Sometimes it just feels like everyone has come to terms or is moving on, while I'm still stuck in the same place.