I just read an article that amused me somewhat. According to "Miss Manners", she says never to e-mail condolences, but rather to express sympathy in what she calls "Traditional Ways" of phone calls and sympathy cards.
When my mom died in April, I did not get one sympathy card. My friends came to the funeral, in my friend Adam's case, with his parents, and expressed their sympathy. My uncle, who I hadnt talked to in 24 years, e-mailed me condolences, and my father's cousins, who I hadnt seen in 24 years either, just expressed condolences at a Passover party the day after my mom's funeral.
To me, it doesnt matter how someone expresses kindness, as long as they do it. I more took issue, with the cousin who attacked my mom, 24 hours after my mom's funeral, when I was still in mourning. That showed no class, and extremely poor taste.
Mitch
When my mom died in April, I did not get one sympathy card. My friends came to the funeral, in my friend Adam's case, with his parents, and expressed their sympathy. My uncle, who I hadnt talked to in 24 years, e-mailed me condolences, and my father's cousins, who I hadnt seen in 24 years either, just expressed condolences at a Passover party the day after my mom's funeral.
To me, it doesnt matter how someone expresses kindness, as long as they do it. I more took issue, with the cousin who attacked my mom, 24 hours after my mom's funeral, when I was still in mourning. That showed no class, and extremely poor taste.
Mitch
