Isaw “Hamnet” and it validated my grief better than any media I’ve encountered over the last year and a half.

Since my dad passed, I’ve learned to be selective with grief-centric content. There are times when reading, watching or hearing about others’ grief illuminates my own and allows me space to remember my dad. But there are also times when I feel I can’t function if I spend too much time in that remembrance and I’d just rather be distracted. I’ve been in that compartmentalization mode for a while now.

But with the arrival of the holiday season, I’ve found memories of my dad around every corner. It’s in every family gathering where he’s absent, every child’s recital he won’t be at, and every tradition we used to practice together. It’s only our second Christmas without him and the gr

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