“People in our culture are basically ignorant about grief and what mourners go through during the grief experience. As mourners it is our obligation to teach others about grief and how to comfort mourners in the appropriate ways. That is the only way to reduce the number of hurtful or ignorant statements that we must tolerate during our grief.” – Anonymous comment to my recent blog post “Six Questions To Ask Yourself Before Comforting a Mourner” –
I don’t know if I agree or disagree with this statement. There is part of me that understands if I am to get from others what I need in my grief I need to tell them what I need and how best to give me the help I need. I also understand that these well-intentioned, goodhearted comforters will continue to say hurtful, ignorant statements to other mourners unless they are taught otherwise. Therefore…
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