Kelsey Cecil 10/19/26 Kelsey Cecil 10/19/26

How to Survive Thanksgiving After Losing Your Parents (When Gratitude Feels Impossible)

Name: Grieving My Parents by Finishing My Mom's Children's Book
Uploaded: 2026-10-11T15:48:12+00:00
Description: Kelsey Lizee Cecil on losing both parents and publishing Rally Takes the Train, the children's book her mom always wanted to write.

To get through Thanksgiving without your parents, decide the shape of the day ahead of time, keep it smaller than usual, have a short answer ready for the gratitude question, and plan your way out. You don't owe anyone a traditional Thanksgiving the year your mom or dad is missing from the table.