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my friends dad just died


Question Posted Saturday October 8 2005, 9:25 am

14/f my friend's dad just died this morning. what can i do to show her that i care and that i'm here for her? i have no idea what to say to her because i've never experienced a real loss..

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mlabozzetta answered Monday October 10 2005, 3:11 pm:
omg how sad tell her how much you care and do as much as u can for her

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DanicinTiLDawN answered Sunday October 9 2005, 4:36 pm:
omg i can understand your position because my frinds both mom and dad died 1 year ago wut youhave to do is realllly be ther for her helpher out talk to her and dont bring the subject in. show her that u care about her andthat w.e hapens you will be there fo her.

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Vendetta answered Saturday October 8 2005, 6:19 pm:
If she does not want to talk, give her space. Let her come to you when she is ready, then just listen and try to understand.

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Chewshi answered Saturday October 8 2005, 5:07 pm:
Wow... this is quite dramatic. Well, I think you should maybe buy/make her a card that sympathises (Amd I spelling that right?). Let her know that everything will be alright. Maybe you should take her out for ice cream or on a trip to the mall. Do something really fun that will get her mind off of it for a few hours.

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DancinCutie08 answered Saturday October 8 2005, 3:31 pm:
send her a nice card, a small gift and remind her that you are here for her but dont push her to talk to you or anything

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karenR answered Saturday October 8 2005, 2:31 pm:
Just be there for her to talk to. She will need a friend. There isn't a whole lot you can say, but you can listen. :)

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deathwillcome answered Saturday October 8 2005, 2:20 pm:
Just let her know that you're there for her. She is going to be sad and confused, so let her know that she can talk to you. Don't push too hard when trying to talk to her. She will get mad or annoyed. Her emotions are going to be taking over, so try to stay happy around her. Help her get her mind off of it by taking her to a movie or just hanging out. The more she thinks about it the worse she will get. Make sure that she knows that you are not uncomfortable with talking about him, and help her remember the happy and fun times she had with him. Try to invite her to things, even if you know she will say no, don't leave her out of the friendship circle, even though her dad has died, it doesn't mean that she won't notice that you didn't invite her. I don't know her coping style, but no matter what, let her know that you have two shoulders for her to cry on. She will get through it eventually, and she will thank you for all you have done. Also, make sure that she knows that it wasn't her fault. I know that when my dad died, I thought that I could have stoped it. She won't know that she didn't do anything.I hope I helped, and remember that my inbox is always open.You don't have to rate, but it would be nice. thanks.

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soccer_crazii answered Saturday October 8 2005, 1:01 pm:
be there for her, let her cry on your sholder if she needs it. Maybe cook dinner for their family, usually people are too sad to cook themselves. DONT talk about her dad with her UNLESS she asks you to! Because if you do it could make her feel worse.

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HEYxBEAUTIFUL answered Saturday October 8 2005, 12:20 pm:
Just tell her you will always be there for her no matter what and if she ever needs to talk to you she can call whenever. Comfort her. Buy her flowers and a teddy bear or something. There really isn't anything you can really do about it. Just be teh best friend you can becuase she needs her friends.

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xxoBriannax answered Saturday October 8 2005, 11:27 am:
Bring her flowers, talk to her, comfort her, and be there for her whenever she needs you. She's going through a very hard time right now.

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Jessica13 answered Saturday October 8 2005, 10:55 am:
just be there for your friend be more then a friend right now because she is going through a tough time so just be there at the time she needs you most

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RockStoleMySoul answered Saturday October 8 2005, 10:51 am:
Okay, first off, do NOT smother her with "I'm sorrys". It will just make her feel the loss even more. You should let her know that you are there for her, and that any time she needs to talk, you're there, but don't do the sorry thing. In time, she will recover from this loss. I know how it feels to lose someone really close to you, and of course you're sad, but just knowing your friend is there for you is the best thing in the world, just not the sorry thing.

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sweetjewel answered Saturday October 8 2005, 10:42 am:
theres nothing you can say. my dad died too and i felt like i just wanted people to stop feeling bad for me so maybe just try to cheer her up.. but if she needs a shoulder to cry on..

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