Amy recently died in a car crash where she was at fault for the accident because she was texting and driving. As part of the accident, Amy also hit and killed a small child crossing the street with her car. Out of respect for the small child's parents, Amy's parents attended the child's funeral. Amy's father said to the child's parents at the event that he was very sorry and knew what the parents were going through. The child's mother became very upset with Amy's parents and blamed them and their daughter for the loss of her child. Amy's parents are experiencing __________.

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Amy's parents are experiencing disenfranchised grief, which occurs when individuals grieve a loss but their grief is not acknowledged or supported by society, often because the relationship to the deceased or the circumstances of the death are stigmatized or not recognized.

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