Ridiculous things people say on bereavement

Can we have a laugh about the ridiculous things people say when you are bereaved.

When my mum died
OP. You find yourself a nice boyfriend.

Me. I wasn't having an affair with my mum

OP. You know what I mean

Me. No actually I don't. My mum knew about the men in my life

3 months after my boyfriend died
Have you found another boyfriend yet?

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bowman81 · M

I hate how they come up to you and just look.....like your appearance tells them how you feel. Good friend of mine, 2 weeks after my wife passed. Looks me up and down and says "Well, you seem to be handling it pretty good". My response was that I was doing the best I knew how.

He wasn't being mean, he wasn't being snide....he was just being a friend with no clue what to say and wanting to say something. He knew as soon as he said it how stupid it was and was smart enough to give me a hug and shut up.

Chanelcoco · 51-55, F

@bowman81 Just because you are clean and have clean clothes on
SMH