Elyce Wakerman > Quotes

“only way I could live with it was to have certain times all by myself. I still find great comfort in privacy. I spend a lot of time inside myself, in a private world.” After their fathers died, most of the women in our study got the message that feelings were best reserved for private times. The extended hiding of emotions came to create a feeling of separateness from other family members, and continues,”
― Elyce Wakerman, Father Loss: Daughters Discuss Life, Love, and Why Losing a Dad Means So Much