1.   His tears helped me acknowledge the grief that came from having lost my way professionally so that I could then find real Work.

2.   Instead, we must acknowledge our grief, and examine its effect on ourselves, if we are to help our children with theirs.

3.   Instead, we must acknowledge our grief and examine its effect on ourselves, if we are to help our children with theirs.

4.   Or, maybe, the figment of her denial, a spirit-and-flesh bulwark against acknowledging her grief?