So I was watching a cliche flick on tv about a family going through the loss of a loved one. During the flick, it essentially boiled down to the family becoming closer because of the death.
But how often do you think this actually happens in the real world? Wouldn't the family have to be crazy functional prior to the death for a bond to grow stronger after it? I highly doubt that a dysfunctional family would suddenly become functional after a death. As a matter of fact, i'm willing to be that it's more likely that a family, regardless of how close they were prior to the death, to grow apart than the hunky dorey scenario in the flick.
For one, everyone is going to be grieving after the death of a loved one. If one devotes themselves to their own grieving, they will have less to give to others that are also grieving. People also grieve differently, and may not be able to emphasize with someone else who grieves differently or longer.
What do you guys think? Do I make a fair assessment? If you won't trigger yourselves, feel free to share any experiences your family went through.