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The One Who · 14-12-2011, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oxymoron

I don't see why you should pretend he either exists, or never existed. Unless that's what you want to do.

I've spoken to people with siblings who passed away, and it usually goes something like
"do you have any siblings?"
"I had a sister, but she passed away when I was X"
"I'm sorry about that" *change of subject*

EDIT: I'm sorry if you find that this sounds insensitive.

It's not insensitive. To be honest, it's more just to try to avoid the awkward questions. I don't think there is a right or wrong or an easy way to deal with it. Especially if someone asks the dreaded (and rather rude) "what happened?"

I usually go with whatever comes out of my mouth at the time, unfortunately this means that everyone has a slightly different story.

14-12-2011, 02:14 PM	#42
The One Who Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Somewhere I am currently:	Quote: Originally Posted by oxymoron I don't see why you should pretend he either exists, or never existed. Unless that's what you want to do. I've spoken to people with siblings who passed away, and it usually goes something like "do you have any siblings?" "I had a sister, but she passed away when I was X" "I'm sorry about that" change of subject EDIT: I'm sorry if you find that this sounds insensitive. It's not insensitive. To be honest, it's more just to try to avoid the awkward questions. I don't think there is a right or wrong or an easy way to deal with it. Especially if someone asks the dreaded (and rather rude) "what happened?" I usually go with whatever comes out of my mouth at the time, unfortunately this means that everyone has a slightly different story.