Julie Jay: Having kids doesn’t make grief easier, but it helps keep you grounded

It is nearly impossible to believe my dad has been gone a year, but as much as the kids have kept me moving forward, they've kept me grounded in the present, too

Anytime I have a wobble and think I want to take to the bed for the afternoon, I remember that I have two tiny people who love nothing more than boiling kettles or reaching for carving knives, and so the option of disappearing for a day is off the table. Picture: iStock 

It has been a year since my dad passed away, and I can tell you that it has taken a year for the penny to fully drop that he’s gone.

Grieving is simultaneously made a million times harder by having kids, but also a million times easier.