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A lifescript is the bed stone of narratives of how we see things, of who we become in this magnanimous world. It is the result of our parents' nurturance and the exposure we have to various social stimuli around us. According to Transactional Analysis, a lifescript is a powerful factor of our behaviours and our reactions to any crisis. A lifescript manifests our aspirations as well as our vulnerabilities. Parents are the most important messengers who influence our lifescript, be it a negative message or a positive one, it is bound to be a guiding light for us. But what happens when we lose one of the parents? Does our lifescript change? Does the family dynamics change? These are the few questions that this study aims to answer. The qualitative method of research has been used to assess 18 semi structured interviews (10 females, 8 males) of young adults. After a thorough thematic analysis, 2 main themes and 8 sub themes have been found which talks about the parent- child relationship in childhood and how that relationship changes after losing a parent.