I feel like I've always understood death as well. My grandad, who we lived with, died when I was five and multiple times when discussing it my parents have said that I was too young to understand, but that's never felt true to me.
Me and my middle brother were deemed too young to go to the wake and removal the day before the funeral, but were taken to see my grandad's body privately in the funeral home. I remember telling my mum that he felt cold, so maybe I didn't fully understand the mechanisms of his body no longer being alive, but I do feel I understood my grandfather was permanently gone (at least from this plane of existence). I guess at the end of the day it comes down to you definition of what it means to understand death...
yeah so i love you. i selfishly self consciously worry i talk about it too much. i feel like i was born into it and i've seen so much of it and i WANT to talk about it but it's like holding a ball of lava a lot of the time. thank you for this
thank you for reading! If you're interested in the books, I really recommend starting with Caitlin Doughty! From Here to Eternity is my personal favorite, but Smoke Gets In Your Eyes is her more popular work.
I feel like I've always understood death as well. My grandad, who we lived with, died when I was five and multiple times when discussing it my parents have said that I was too young to understand, but that's never felt true to me.
Me and my middle brother were deemed too young to go to the wake and removal the day before the funeral, but were taken to see my grandad's body privately in the funeral home. I remember telling my mum that he felt cold, so maybe I didn't fully understand the mechanisms of his body no longer being alive, but I do feel I understood my grandfather was permanently gone (at least from this plane of existence). I guess at the end of the day it comes down to you definition of what it means to understand death...
yeah so i love you. i selfishly self consciously worry i talk about it too much. i feel like i was born into it and i've seen so much of it and i WANT to talk about it but it's like holding a ball of lava a lot of the time. thank you for this
This is so very very good and something that is so very important to discuss and address. I appreciate you including the books you read.
thank you for reading! If you're interested in the books, I really recommend starting with Caitlin Doughty! From Here to Eternity is my personal favorite, but Smoke Gets In Your Eyes is her more popular work.
hope anna, you are so fuckin good at this
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This is so gorgeous ❤️❤️