Grief is unpleasant to discuss, but there are some things about it that are worth knowing. I'm not going to go into detail about the death of my
housemate and friend this summer, simply because I just can't and won't, but I'll tell ya some of what I learned
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This is so important! And it's something people should realise from the other side, too; I've heard ridiculous "How well did you know him"-like questions, as if there's a minimum level of familiarity that is required for one to be affected.
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my grandma passed earlier this year and although things have been so sad without her around, i feel really good about the way i'm grieving her.
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It's still hard, I think it is going to be hard for a while. I think spreading his ashes in October will be really good. I think we need an excuse to all get together and talk some more.
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In some ways I'm exhausted of going there, but in another I think many of us definitely need to process more together, in some ongoing way. Getting out of the city together will be a good thing.
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My mom always used to say to me, "Using a word like 'process' make you sound like a machine!" but I always said that it's more about the journey than the destination, and some of us don't grieve all at once anyhow.
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