- Post of the Week #65.
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John’s blog: Talking about grief…
(Nominated by One Fine Weasel )
Guys see themselves as invincible and all-knowing - probably why we won’t ask for directions. Boys ridicule those who cry and victimize those that seem weak and that social conditioning carries through to adulthood. Which leaves us invisibly disabled, wary of showing weakness and incapable of sharing pain. “Suck it up!” the coach yells. We did and we do.
Our judges said:
“Really deeply affecting - an open conversation about a very private grieving process.”
“A very thought-provoking post. The idea of grieving for someone who isn’t gone yet is rarely discussed, probably because we don’t like to think it will ever happen to us.”
Thanks to our shortlister Sarah R, and to our judges: Mike, Liz, Sarah P, previous winner Alan, hall of famer Anna, and our public voters.
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