I was utterly amazed at the questions people plied me with not long after Dominic’s accident.
They ranged from digging for details about what happened (when we ourselves were still unsure) to ridiculous requests for when I’d be returning to my previous responsibilities in a local ministry.
Since then, many of my bereaved parent friends have shared even more questions that have been lobbed at them across tables, across rooms and in the grocery store.
Recently there was a post in our group that generated so many excellent answers to these kinds of questions, I asked permission to reprint them here (without names, of course!).
So here they are, good answers to hard (or inappropriate or just plain ridiculous) questions:
Read the rest here: Good Answers to Hard (Insensitive,Inappropriate) Questions
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This is such a good post, and it could be adapted to other life situations. I never cease to be shocked by the questions people will ask….intrusive, unnecessary, nosy questions. For example, my husband and I never had children and when we were younger it was unbelievable how people (often only acquaintances! and even strangers! ) would ask questions that would have required me to share highly personal details about rather private things.
These two are great:
Why do you ask? (Stops them nearly every time.)
That’s an uncomfortable question that I’d rather not answer.
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