How Do You Mourn?
Our cat died yesterday. I let her outside around 6am, and she wasn't back by 8. Usually Spaz can't stand to be out of the house for more than ten minutes. When the kids woke up, we looked outside, and there she was—dead on the highway.Rachael bawled. Simon shrugged. I planned a funeral.
How do you deal with loss?
Do you let it all out like Rachael did, and then by the afternoon or the next month or the next year go happily on your way? Do you, like Simon, just not allow yourself to get too connected in the first place so that you won't be disappointed? Or do you try to take control of the situation, like I did?
Which way is most healthy for your situation? What do you hope to do next time tragedy strikes?
posted by Heather Gemmen Wilson at
6:41 AM
1 Comments:
First, I thank God that that darn cat will no longer be taking naps on my laptop.
(Note: even cats prefer my PC to your Mac.)
Second, I'm with Simon. When that fails, I try your approach. When that fails, as it always does, I wind up with Rachael--out of control, begging God to make the world a better place.
Next time, I'm going to save some time and start with that.
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