Wonders whether grief also qualifies as another...

Post #217,239 by ChrisR 8/3/05 12:50:59 PM Reply	Wonders whether grief also qualifies as another... ...valid excuse to drink even more beer. :-) Ok, so alcohol and depression are a terrible combination. But humor is perhaps the best thing we have going for us as a species. (And, yes, I couldn't pass up the opportunity for a bit of levity).
Post #217,242 by Another Scott 8/3/05 12:54:17 PM Reply	There is no grief without pie. Er beer. ;-)
Post #217,253 by pwhysall 8/3/05 1:32:46 PM Reply	This is the end of pie. I mean life. No more pie. Life. Oops. Grief is indeed a large and difficult subject, and one which we all approach in different ways. Whilst I personally cannot abide the anodyne and supersweet affectations so often adopted these days, it's whatever works. In the midst of this surfeit of busses, those who have recently lost should keep one thing in mind: The deceased are dead, and will remain that way. You are not, and have a life to live. Grieve, and grieve properly, but do not make it a life-long hobby. Peter [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu Linux] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!
Post #217,337 by Silverlock 8/3/05 8:51:21 PM Reply	Well said Part of grieving properly, I think, is sharing the grief. My mother got in last night and after a night out at dinner talking through some things and sharing a nice Shiraz, I was able to finally sleep. And, I noticed today that my hands had stopped shaking. ----------------------------------------- George W. Bush and his PNAC handlers sent the US into Iraq with lies. I find myself rethinking my opposition to the death penalty. --Donald Dean Richards Jr.
Post #217,380 by pwhysall 8/4/05 1:57:05 AM Reply	Another small point You need people to acknowledge the loss. You're not after eulogies; you just need people to say "I'm sorry". People who dance around the subject and who can't or won't say those two words do not help. Peter [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu Linux] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!
Post #217,347 by a6l6e6x 8/3/05 9:32:37 PM Reply	Ditto to Don's comment. My brother worries me because since he's lost his wife two years ago, he's let his world shrink. His youngest daughter is in college (but home for summer) and the other two daughters can only visit occasionally. On a human level, it's his daughters that keep him going. Other than that, he reads non-fiction books on history, particularly "military intel", newspapers to track politics, and watches TV. On TV it's the History Channel, cable news, and classic movies. But, he's a loner now. Having said that, I'll give him a call now. Alex The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell

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