tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post6383793963065806027..comments2024-03-03T22:03:05.210-05:00Comments on A Joyful Chaos: LucyA Joyful Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-29606246463106018552018-09-26T21:34:34.494-04:002018-09-26T21:34:34.494-04:00Is it actually a written rule that people are not ...Is it actually a written rule that people are not to stop and offer words to the grieving? Is it considered improper? How did this tradition start? Who came up with it? What would have happened if someone had stopped and comforted Elmer? Would it have been considered taboo? I’m sorry if I seem disrespectful, but I don’t get it.Priscillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17112988669895238674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-56128362771476802302018-09-24T18:57:41.302-04:002018-09-24T18:57:41.302-04:00Ignoring the loved one left behind seems very hard...Ignoring the loved one left behind seems very hard but I guess no one wants to be the one who breaks the tradition.Granny Marigoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858237999602347848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-40990031284815676342018-09-24T14:47:25.345-04:002018-09-24T14:47:25.345-04:00My heart breaks for Elmer.My heart breaks for Elmer.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12345057863118402581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-38755372530102869502018-09-24T12:28:49.449-04:002018-09-24T12:28:49.449-04:00I feel so bad for Elmer and I didn’t even know him...I feel so bad for Elmer and I didn’t even know him. A few words mean so much when you’ve lost a loved one.<br />Blessings,<br />BetsyBetsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807691752817225336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-6356415242987662572018-09-24T08:56:33.092-04:002018-09-24T08:56:33.092-04:00Oh, dear. Oh, dear. You are so right! Funerals are...Oh, dear. Oh, dear. You are so right! Funerals are to help the living cope, and a kind word or a hug are so important. Telling the family some sweet story about how the deceased helped them or a funny tale about the time he or she made you laugh is more important than all the flowers in the world. Lady Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10608765381189723792noreply@blogger.com