I Didn’t Know How To Help A Grieving Friend Until My Own Dad Died

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I Didn’t Know How To Help A Grieving Friend Until My Own Dad Died
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Before my father passed away, I did all the things you are 'supposed' to do when a friend loses a parent.

In the last six months, I’ve had seven friends lose their mothers unexpectedly.

With each phone call I have received about my friends and their losses, my very first reaction is always the crushing realization that I know what’s coming for them down the road.The “I want to rip everyone in this room a new one because my parent died and how can you be having fun in front of me?” feelings.

I’m not an expert. I don’t have a degree in grief counseling. I am just a girl who lost her dad and had amazing acts of kindness shown to me in my darkest hours.This is kind of a touchy one, I know, but hear me out. For days after my father passed, we opened the door to beautiful, exquisite, amazing arrangements of flowers. We had hundreds of blooms in the house with all of the fresh cut flowers scattered around.

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