If one of your parents died when you were a kid do you think when you get older it makes you a stronger person

Answer 1

yes, because you have to endure emotional pain and heartache, at a very young age, and it makes you "grow up". It makes you "different". I was always envious , in a good way, and still am, of my friends who still have their parents . They are so very lucky.

Answer 2

This is a question that could take a lifetime to answer. I lost my mom when I was just about to turn 13. I am now 28. I don't think it has made me stronger, I think it has made me weaker in the sense that I fear losing loved ones all the time now, almost in a Schizophrenic way. It doesn't hurt less when I lose someone else just because I went through it before. It does get easier to deal with the death, but it's still hard to believe sometimes. I know that I would not be who I am today if it had been different, but that is only because you are a product of your environment and mine changed after that. I think it makes you more vulnerable.

Answer 3

My dad was a cop killed when I was 10. I had to see it as a 10 year old--had some problems--but soon realized that any life is what we make of it--no pity--millions die every year--no excuse to turn out like a pain in the butt. Make everyday count--yesterady is a memory, tomorrow is a mystery--today is a gift---why it is called the " Present". You should be self confident, self reliant, and ready to take responsibility for your actions. it certainly means support for each other in the family--grieving is normal, but then you all move on. Stand tall, accept no bullcrap from anyone---be smart, get an education, be nice, smile and good luck

Answer 4

My mother died two weeks before I turned 16.
By then, her values were already instilled upon me and my fathers' were right with hers. I value my father for putting up with me during the hardest years of my life. Does it make me a stronger person to know the death of someone so close so early, no. Death is a part of life. Does it make me cherish the time that I have with my father more? YES!!!

Answer 5

Absolutely! My mother died when I was 6 years old. My father was wise and remarried a wonderful woman about a year later. She has been "my mother" since. I miss the relationship I could have had with my real mom but I've come to realize that that has made me a better mother, myself. Good luck to you!

Answer 6

I think it depends on the type of person you become. Losing your parents could make you stronger or it could make you bitter, angry, weak, etc. But I would imagine it would make you appreciate those people you have in your life that are you close friends and family.

Answer 7

well my dad didnt die ..but i only met him one time in 25 years so hes same as dead to me and yes id like to think im the person iam today b/c of this.....who knows how my life would have ended up had he been it for all these years ..things happen for a reason even terriable things and it makes u stronger even though u miss the person

Answer 8

In some ways, maybe. My father died when I was 4 from a "hospital mistake," so I was introduced to death pretty early. I think it helped me understand life and death a lot earlier then most people.

Answer 9

yes it does to a poind, lost my dad at the age of 10,, took me a spell to get over being mad at him for dieing, an leaceing me, but after that yes, i did what i could to see, how he live his life, an did my best to live it close to his wish,,,but life has a way ,of makeing you stronger,,,you learn to think , what to do,

Answer 10

i think it made me stronger.my father past when i was 11.he was my best friend.it made me cherish thing a lot more and take less for granted.