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Melanie Martin Shares Thoughts On Grief For Aaron's 5-Month Death Anniversary: 'The Price You Pay For Love'

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By Afouda Bamidele on April 13, 2023 at 1:00 AM EDT

It has been five months since Aaron Carter passed away, but Melanie Martin, the mother of his son, is still grieving the painful demise. 

The tragedy plaguing the OnlyFans star happened on November 5, 2022, when the famed musician was found dead in his Lanchester, California home at age 34. His ex finacée is one such family still emotional about his death. Therefore, her social media is lauded with throwback memories and tear-jerking tributes in honor of the actor.

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Melanie Martin Advises Fans On Grief Five Months After Carter's Death

A week ago, the mom of one took to her Instagram to speak candidly on how grief should be approached in society. In the post shared with her thousands of followers, she combed through some throwback photos of herself and the late singer.

Each photo showed the pair all over each other and in good spirits. The photo album was placed on a marble surface, while Martin's fingernails were coated with white and Lilac nail polish.

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Melanie Martin's post on her Instagram page
Instagram | Melanie Martin
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The heart-warming clip was set to a cool tune and was tagged with a knowledgeable quote. In the caption, after noting that it has been five month since her fiancé passed on, she gave her piece on the topic of grief, writing:

"Grief is not a disorder, a disease or a sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical and spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love. The only cure for grief is to grieve."

Underneath the post was filled with messages of condolences and support from her followers. One fan wrote, "Still sending ? you're always family to his real fanbase ❤️." Another fan commented, "??grief never expires, but the album is so beautiful, and I know Prince will enjoy seeing his parents' love. Sending love."

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"You've been through SO much; you deserve safety & rest ❤️," a concerned fan noted. A fourth fan, who had a similar experience with losing a loved one, remarked, "Tell me about it; I've lost my two older brothers and my dad. We will grieve until we see our loved one again." Others made a point to send love to her son and encouraged her to find strength for him.

Earlier this year, in another update, The Blast shared how the media personality answered some light-hearted fan questions regarding the "Candy" singer and apologized for words she never mustered up to say to him.

During a Q&A session, Martin was asked, "If you could say one thing to Aaron, what would you say?" In response, she wrote, "I WILL RAISE YOUR SON LIKE YOU WOULD HAVE WANTED," followed by a praying hand and butterfly emoji.

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In addition, she penned an apology to the "She Just Wanna Ride" singer and wished she could tell him she loved him as much as he deserved. It read, "AND I'M SORRY IF I DIDN'T TELL YOU ENOUGH HOW MUCH I LOVED YOU, BABE."

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Melanie Martin Remembers Aaron Carter Stepping Up During Their Son's Birth

A year before his demise, Carter and Martin welcomed their son, Prince. Now faced with caring for their one-year-old son all by herself, the ex-girlfriend of the American pop singer reminisced on beautiful moments she enjoyed with her child's father during the birth of her son.

Early last month, The Blast noted that the model shared some written words about what she missed about the singer on Instagram. The note included how he would comfort and hold her hands in the car, watch movies during the holidays, and his "funny dance moves."

She then disclosed how he supported her during their child's birth, writing: "I miss you, holding my hand in the hospital room to give birth to Prince." Martin added more things she longed to see the star do again, like watching him "play the piano and the drums, his funny accents, how he would sing Christmas songs to them."

The end of the message mentioned: "I miss ordering a whole buffet on Uber Eats and sampling everything because that's how you like to do it. I miss swimming in our pool and laying out when it was just the two of us."

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