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What not to say when someone's parent dies

My coworker told me 'everything happens for a reason' when I mentioned my mom died last month and I wanted to throw my coffee at her face.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Platitudes about divine order can feel like violence to someone whose world has just collapsed.

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