Bummer ahead.....just a warning.
Ok? Ok.
My best friend's mother died nearly three weeks ago, and since we now live in different cities, our main communication is EMail.
Here's the thing: it wasn't until a half hour ago I repled. (the MIDNIGHT OF THE SOUL, as Ray Bradbury put it). I was trying over and over to write him something "eloquent" - she was a wonderful woman - but felt the missives were not right. Sounded phoney.
What I am getting at is though I am moody most of the time, I just kept hitting the wrong words.
Until now that is. So: my queston to the group mind is simply "How Do You Cope with Death?" I'm interested. -
really. It can be your own loss or, like this, a friend's.
Morbid blog, sorry, but it IS Alfred Hitchcock's birthday.
Ok? Ok.
My best friend's mother died nearly three weeks ago, and since we now live in different cities, our main communication is EMail.
Here's the thing: it wasn't until a half hour ago I repled. (the MIDNIGHT OF THE SOUL, as Ray Bradbury put it). I was trying over and over to write him something "eloquent" - she was a wonderful woman - but felt the missives were not right. Sounded phoney.
What I am getting at is though I am moody most of the time, I just kept hitting the wrong words.
Until now that is. So: my queston to the group mind is simply "How Do You Cope with Death?" I'm interested. -
really. It can be your own loss or, like this, a friend's.
Morbid blog, sorry, but it IS Alfred Hitchcock's birthday.
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Perhaps is you allow him to talk it out. Don't ask him a lot of pokey questions, but if he has to vent let him vent. Or, if he needs to be distracted so he can deal with whatever issues little by little, go out with him (is you visit him soon) or talk to him about things he in interested. You can tell him that you that his aunt IS 'insert your opinion here' and remind him that she always will be that way. (Unless of course his feeling for her change). Beyond that I can't say much more, cuz it starts getting into 'faith and religion' type stuff, and my views on death probably aren't the same as yours or his.
be there for your friend (like it seems like you are anyway)!