Loss
Tuesday will not go down in the books as a good day. Two major losses, one less significant, one much more brutal and devastating, but both taken on their own have shaken the core of my friends right now. The most over-arching loss leads me to a question: How do you comfort a friend who has lost a parent? Does she want you to cry with her? Would she like you to help her somehow dull the pain, at least for now?
After a long night at work, sitting in front of a computer, I immediately came home to this blog, seeking an answer to these questions.
The other loss? A friend who was unsuccessful in tonight’s election. So important, yet so not as significant as another loss that happened on the same day. But still, how to cope with both?
It feels like these losses are in two totally different boxes that got delivered on the same day.
daily life | sighclub November 9, 2005
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By Gunnella, November 9, 2005 @ 7:03 am
It´s hard, ..when I lost my mum at 15 I didn´t want to talk about it but companionship was extremely important to me, later on I was willing to talk… Thereagain everyone copes in different ways ..
By k, November 10, 2005 @ 8:33 am
Yes, I think everyone copes in different ways. When it comes to these kinds of things I think we’re all just kind of stumbling in the dark.
By Kathleen, November 10, 2005 @ 1:49 pm
When I lost my Dad at 11, the only thing I wanted was for everyone to STOP trying to talk to me about it. Everyone needs their own thing. Ask the friend what they need/want from you and trust that they are telling you the truth.