| �I am so sorry.� �I care.� �I love you.� �I�m here with you.� �I�m available.� �I�m listening.� �I feel so bad.� �I feel so helpless.� �I share your sorrow.� �Go ahead and cry--I�ll cry with you.� �Life is sometimes very difficult.� �It�s all right to cry.� �It�s okay to be angry.� �I know you are hurting right now.� �Words fail me.� �What are you feeling right now?� �How may I help you?� �This must be very painful for you.� �I have no idea what it must be like for you. I�ve never experienced what you�re going through. Can you tell me what it�s like?� �This must be so hard to accept.� �I really miss__________. He/She was a special person.� |
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| �You just need to have more faith.�
�This is nature�s way.� �God doesn�t make mistakes.� �God only takes the good.� �I know just how you feel.� �You don�t need to feel that way.� �Don�t cry.� �You must be strong for the sake of your children.� �At least he didn�t suffer.� �Everything will be all right.� �Time heals all wounds.� �Be brave.� �Every cloud has a silver lining.� �You�ll get over it.� �If you look around, you�ll find lots of people who are worse off.� �You should be over this by now.� �You�ve got to pull yourself together.� �Just try a little harder.� �There must be some reason for this.� �Make yourself more attractive; a fine man (or woman) will come and sweep you off your feet.� �If there�s anything I can do, just call me.� �God must really love you a lot.� �It must have been his time.� �Be thankful you have another child.� |
| When someone is grieving, words can mean a great deal, and a kind word might be remembered forever. Below are some suggestions on how to help a grieving Mom, and gives you examples of words that can hurt or heal a broken heart. |