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Robbie Miller Kaplan's Blog – February 2012 Archive (2)
Am I grieving for Whitney Houston?
Is it possible to grieve for someone you don’t know? When they announced Whitney Houston’s death, I felt a deep sense of loss. I never saw or met Houston but I loved her music. Her songs were the soundtrack to many milestones in my life and I felt so sad at the tragic loss of so much talent at…
Added by Robbie Miller Kaplan on February 24, 2012 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment
What can you possibly say?
I’m reading a murder mystery and the victim is a male adolescent. A group of parents whose children were friends with the victim meet to console one another. One parent asks, “Has anyone been in touch with his parents?” Other parents respond, “No. What could we possibly say?”
While this might be fiction, the dilemma is not. Many people shy away from the bereaved, or even the sick, because they don’t know what to say. Or, they stay away for fear they’ll say the wrong…
Added by Robbie Miller Kaplan on February 15, 2012 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment
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