Is it rude to ask how someone died?
It’s rude to ask how someone died because even if they died peacefully in their sleep after a long and happy life, the person you are asking may not want to talk about the end of the deceased’s life. If the person committed suicide, you don’t need to be told.
What should I not do after my dad died?
1. Don’t Come Over In the two weeks that followed my dad’s death, I probably answered the door around 15 times a day, and that’s a conservative estimate. Everyone I had ever known came over to our house to give their respects, and while it was done with love, it was also completely exhausting.
How many times did I answer the door after my dad died?
In the two weeks that followed my dad’s death, I probably answered the door around 15 times a day, and that’s a conservative estimate. Everyone I had ever known came over to our house to give their respects, and while it was done with love, it was also completely exhausting.
How long has it been since my dad died?
If you’re hoping to comfort someone who’s grieving, here are a couple of things you shouldn’t do. At the time of this publication — January 9, 2018 — my dad will have been dead for exactly one month. He’s in my mom’s closet now.
Why was it a shock when my dad died?
My dad’s death came as a shock only to him — the rest of us have feared for it a long, long time, for reasons I’m not yet ready to discuss with people I don’t know. But I’ve been holding my breath for it since I was my brother’s age, probably even younger, which creates its own sort of shock.
1. Don’t Come Over In the two weeks that followed my dad’s death, I probably answered the door around 15 times a day, and that’s a conservative estimate. Everyone I had ever known came over to our house to give their respects, and while it was done with love, it was also completely exhausting.
In the two weeks that followed my dad’s death, I probably answered the door around 15 times a day, and that’s a conservative estimate. Everyone I had ever known came over to our house to give their respects, and while it was done with love, it was also completely exhausting.
If you’re hoping to comfort someone who’s grieving, here are a couple of things you shouldn’t do. At the time of this publication — January 9, 2018 — my dad will have been dead for exactly one month. He’s in my mom’s closet now.
My dad’s death came as a shock only to him — the rest of us have feared for it a long, long time, for reasons I’m not yet ready to discuss with people I don’t know. But I’ve been holding my breath for it since I was my brother’s age, probably even younger, which creates its own sort of shock.