http://themediansib.com/2009/01/25/the-stupidest-story/ Fri, 25 Sep 2015 00:24:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.1 http://themediansib.com/2009/01/25/the-stupidest-story/#comment-209912 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:20:04 +0000 http://themediansib.com/2009/01/25/the-stupidest-story/#comment-209912 Yes most people do mean well. But some would do well not to say anything. When Charles died and i met a lady who had heard “I had taken over his ministry,” which was bad enough but she added,
“well it is good for you to have something to do, now that Charles is gone.” Yep..i did have something to do…almost 24 hours a day!

]]> http://themediansib.com/2009/01/25/the-stupidest-story/#comment-209781 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:34:10 +0000 http://themediansib.com/2009/01/25/the-stupidest-story/#comment-209781 Carol, you are so right! People can say the dumbest and sometimes most hurtful things at times like this.
We had some of the same stuff when Ray died. One person told us they knew about grief because their dog was run over and killed….another person told me that more people are killed in car wrecks than plane crashes…..and a minister said he had not called us because he didn’t know what to say!!
When I was pregnant with Ray I had to be hospitalized because I was toxic. After I got home from the hospital a woman said to me, “I had a friend who had that and she died”! Now THAT was a comfort.
I think you handled yourself well. Most people DO mean well but should just keep their mouths shut unless they can offer true comfort!
Love you and continue to pray for you all.

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