I've never been through this or anything close.
My wife's brother died shortly after I met her - twenty years ago - and they still "celebrate" his death every year. It just seems so odd to me.
My father died when I was nine months old, and nothing was ever said to me when I was a kid. I know when his birthday is (next month really) and the day he died. It's in my google calendar, and I'll think about it briefly that day but I don't even mention it to anyone.
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