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Dear LFTP April 1, 2024 · 1:32:05 · 6 min

Dear LFTP: the cousin who announced mom's death on Facebook

  • How can I get past the betrayal I feel toward my cousin who announced my mom's death on Facebook?

A listener writes that six years ago, after letting a cousin visit their dying mother in the hospital, the cousin posted 'RIP, aunt Sally' on Facebook before the writer had processed the death — and the betrayal still stings. The hosts validate the hurt, differ on whether to confront the cousin (one urges an airing-out conversation, another says don't let the incident define the grief and just move on), and land on not chaining yourself to the incident or making an apology a prerequisite for freedom. The Secular answer agrees the writer deserves an apology for the insensitivity.

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