Today is fathers day and almost everyone I know
is enjoying this day with their dads except this friend
of mine who lost her dad 6 months ago. She never told
me until yesterday when we were talking and
I told her I spent 4 hrs looking for a gift and her response
was, "I wish I can do the same". Didn't pay much
attention to her response cuz I thought maybe her
parents are divorced or separated but
tears from her eyes made me inquisitive.
She started crying and told me that she lost
her dad and its very hard for her to deal with this loss.
At that point I was totally shocked. I've known her
for almost a year and I just couldn't believe
that she went through these tough times and
didn't tell me. I know I couldn't have done anything
anyways, death is very very hard for the ones who
are left behind.
I wanted to make her feel better but didn't know how,
I wanted to make her feel better but didn't know how,
wanted to say something but didn't know what. So I
let her cry because it is perfectly healthy to grieve and
to be sad and cry. I feel sort of helpless and wish there
was more I could do to help her through this part of her life.
