My mom passed away today. How have you coped with the death of a loved one?

SOMEONE should have contacted you! Even though my sister and brother and I are by no means friends, when stuff happened with our dad, I would call my sister and she would pass the news on to our brother. When he passed, she was the first person I called.

You(I mean this as a general term) should at least be civil with family members that you don't get along with. NOT just you-ANYONE should be at least civil with family members they don't get along with-for these very reasons. I would ask a cousin or sibling to just email you, should anything happen in the future.

If they don't want to talk to you-fine, but as a relative, you have a right to know. I am so sorry for your loss, Gabby. :(.

My mother did not tell me that my grandmother (her mother) had passed away until after she was already interred. She was the only grandparent I ever really knew. I was peeved.

"I didn't think you could afford the time or expense to come to the funeral" said my mother, even though I was obviously not doing too bad since I'd been supporting myself for fifteen years, had a job, and could have made the time. Yeah, I live on the other side of the country but only five hours by jet airline ... So yes, I'd be pretty mad.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.