Recent content by funsearcher!

'Curiosity never retires' sign at our OLLI [Osher lifelong learning institute]center where I am taking 4 classes

Less impressed by others--words are cheap--actions show real person

my credit union offers 4.75 for $1000minimum for a year

Colorado is an active place and people are always doing something around my area

Yes, in fact I belong to a book club focused on death and dying and funerals and other details.

Yes, I know the difference. i was curious about how many of you use one.

Visiting with a group or a single friend

Do you use a fuduciary?

food and gasoline

was 103 yesterday and will be similar today and tomorrow--hot for Colorado foothills

Only in person unless it is a repeat of clothing I know will fit me.

So long, suckers

Disinfranchised grief is what I have heard it called. Some relatives who died had their exspouses at their funerals and some family members were not ok with it.

my friend is currently back in the town where her ex lived. He just died and she is there for their kids and the extended family but now she is experiencing her own grief in the midst of theirs. i don't know what I can do from 10 hours away.

How have you handled the death of your ex spouse? When there are adult children or step children? When you are still close to the extended family?