Is it tragic when an old person dies?

[georgia dem]

Originally Posted by statisticsnerd

Not really. Most old people are cranky, feeble minded, and physically decrepit. They are a shadow of themselves in their younger days. Also, they are no longer productive and don't contribute anything to society. That is why the Eskimos float their old people out on ice sheets as the family waves bye.

remember your words if you live long enough to be what you just said~~ what a shallow way to live

[Escort Rider]

Originally Posted by Ringo1

Here's my litmus test - don't draw a happy face on a sympathy card. IF you do ~ then I'm going to think you don't have a freaking clue about anything, including any manners.

I do not disagree. I had written that the co-worker who drew the happy fact "did not exhibit a lot of sensitivity". Probably that should have been worded more strongly: "clueless" is certainly accurate. What I was taking issue with, though, was the notion that we all feel the same intensity of grief following the loss of an aged parent.

[Ringo1]

Originally Posted by Escort Rider

I do not disagree. I had written that the co-worker who drew the happy fact "did not exhibit a lot of sensitivity". Probably that should have been worded more strongly: "clueless" is certainly accurate. What I was taking issue with, though, was the notion that we all feel the same intensity of grief following the loss of an aged parent.

Well, on that we can agree. My grief was much more intense with my Mother, it was my first 'big' loss and she was the center of our extended family.

My father lived with us . . . and maybe it just hasn't hit me yet but I seem to be handling it a whole lot better.

The death of my Grandmother? Barely a blip on my radar. I never spent that much time with her.

[Bideshi]

Originally Posted by Braunwyn

Why?

I thought there was time to wait for the "right moment". I was a fool.

[Braunwyn]

Originally Posted by Bideshi

I thought there was time to wait for the "right moment". I was a fool.

I don't understand why you are so upset about it. What difference does it make?