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I love helping others. I may be young & to be honest I have NOT experienced everything there is to experience, but nonetheless I am a good listener. I am creative & intelligent, so I can hopefully give you some helpful advice. =]
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A senior girl in my first period's mom passed away on Friday. She wont be coming to school for the rest of the week because of the tragic situation. My teacher was to get a "sympathy card" and get my whole class to sign it saying how sorry they are and all that. I, along with a few other people in the class, don't think it'll be a good idea. WE said so in class today and our teacher just responded with, "Lauren need to know we care about her."
We don't think it's a good idea because she would be just coming back from a whole week at home with her family grieving and she doesn't need all this pity from us. When our teacher told us what happened, all you could hear around the class room was "Oh that sucks, I can't believe she's finishing her senior year without her mom, Prom is going to suck for her, etc." I know those kind of things are going to end up in the card.
At the end of class, we just decide that we weren't going to sign the card but do y'all think there's a way to stop the whole thing?
I don't think you should stop the whole thing, becasue this girl does need support at this hard time in her life. Giving her a card is not going to bring her mom back or take away any pain, but it lets her know that people are thinking about her and she's not alone at this hard time.
If however, you choose not to sign it, there is nothing wrong with that. I can understand your reasoning, so it is your choice & no one is forcing you to sign it.
Remember, this girl may not feel better or even like the card, but deep down she will recognize that people are taking the time to care.
I hope this advice was okay!
(Rating: 2) I didn't ask you to try to change my mimd. And it's not going to make her feel better when she gets a card saying "hey sucks your mom died...Your Prom night is gonna be hard without her"