Hi y’all, I’m looking for advice how to or what to say to my nephew, he is 22, his best friend was shot and killed while he was just sitting in his car a few nights ago. He’s pretty decimated with grief, I don’t know what to say to him.
I think some of us here, lost friends, best friends, at a young age, and I wonder if you can help me know what I can say to him, please?
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It’s so sad and I don’t know if they have any suspects yet, but the cops are working on it, I think.
The biggest help to me, when I've been grieving, were people who were simply present. They let it be known they were available to talk, were physically around, maybe helped with day to day chores.
The worst were people who offered platitudes, or who seemed so upset on my behalf that I ended up doing emotional labor for them.