Hello Courtney, so sorry about your Dad.  It is perfectly natural for you to feel the way you do.  It might seem like your friends are being a bit heartless, but the truth is Courtney, they probably don't know what else to say to you.  They are not going through what you are going through.  The reality of life is this:  Until you have walked a mile in someone else's shoes, you will never understand what they have been through or what they are feeling and thinking.  I lost both of my parents when I was still quite young, and you are absolutely right when you say that life is never the same again..........HOWEVER, what I can tell you Courtney is that the dark cloud hanging over you will eventually lift and your life will start again.  The best advice I can give you Courtney is to cry whenever you want to.........don't hold your grief in, let it out.  Tell your Dad how much you love him........in fact, tell him everything that you need to say to him.  Tell him thow much he means to you.  Good luck mate, much love, Violet, xxx