Billie Lourd and Mark Hamill remember the late Carrie Fisher on what would have been her 69th birthday

Gah I love her posts so much. For someone that’s also experiencing grief- a different kind a child- I’ve always found her words comforting. Wishing them all the best with it.

I am tearing up reading this because I think so many of us can relate. My mom’s biological father died about 10 years ago, and she was estranged from him for most of her adult life until the end, when they reconciled. When she was young, he was a severe alcoholic and because of him she honestly went through so much childhood trauma that it’s actually a miracle she is so well-functioning. When he passed, I remember she told me that she had to forgive him for herself. It didn’t mean she forgot what happened, but in order for her to move forward, she had to release what she was carrying. Choosing to remember some of the good while acknowledging the bad, and realizing that no one’s experience is the same. It’s really beautiful that Billie is so vulnerable in acknowledging her own complex grief journey, because it’ll help a lot of people dealing with complicated and sometimes-difficult family relationships.

earnest and eloquent.