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Ból po stracie dziecka - wirtualne świadectwa żałoby

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Child's death is commonly viewed as the most difficult experience for its parents. This kind of loss and escalation of dismal emotions related to this event allows us to speak of suffering mental pain. Mourning for the loss of child differs significantly from o ther forms of bemoaning; time is rarely a great healer in this case and a sense of void often continues for the entire lifetime. The rangę of emotional relationship with the child is so strong that the childs death is oftentimes interpreted by the parents as the irreversible loss of a tiny part of themselves. The author scrutinizes in the article a few dozen of short movies commemorating childrens deaths. The authoris trying to pinpoint typical parents reactions against the pain, grief and suffering after their loss. Materials presented in the article fall into the new trend of so-called cyber mourning which constitutes a perfect area for researching the contemporary dolorous funeral language.