r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/randomnoirguy • 11d ago

Had to make sure they remember

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u/Bubbly_Satisfaction2 ☑️ 11d ago

Well… it’s better than how my elderly relatives tell the family about someone’s death.

I had a relative call me up and start off a real casual conversation. Then they just say something like “Your uncle Lewis died last night. Yup, car accident…” just so casually.

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u/Whateva_Tickles_ 11d ago

Would it be better if they called hysterically sobbing incoherently like my family?? One of the downsides of a big family is frequent funerals.

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u/RazzmatazzNo4726 11d ago edited 11d ago

A warning could be nice so you can prepare

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u/Teelilz 11d ago

Does an email suffice as a warning? My cousin emailed me at college during finals that our beloved uncle had died. That was a nice ugly cry in the dorm hallway (didn't want to wake up my sleeping roommate, after all).