November 29, 2006
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coping
hey it's me again. i've been spending time on thanksgiving break, trying to really enjoy the break. trying to cope with the loss of my nephew. & trying to swallow other people's reactions to his death. i guess people deal with things in certain ways by not knowing what to say, acting sad when they really arent, acting happy when they really arent. it's hard because some people have never experienced death close to them. they dont know what it feels like to lose someone close to them. i've lost a few family members as i got older and it's never easy but you realize whats ok and whats not ok during a time of pain. i just dont know how to explain how were coping with stuff.
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I am so sorry to you and your family for your loss. The death of a child is always incredibly tragic. You will all be in my prayers.
Just glad you were specific...just sent an e-mail to an acquaintane who had informed me he'd be away for a while because of a "family tragedy" and THAT could be almost anything, but i assumed a death in the family.
My cousin's three-year old daughter died in a DWI accident one Thanksgiving then her brother died of cancer a week before Christmas a few years later, and while it was hard on MY family, it must have been especially hard on her
[Since she usurped MY black-sheep status in the family, i never really thought about THAT until now
].
But the old cliche is right...things get better with the passage of time.
THIS is the time of year you'll feel it most...take care my dear
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