Although Richard died over two years ago, he is still a very important person in my life. I still want to talk about him, laugh at things he said or did, share memories, etc. When a great memory comes up on Facebook, I occasionally want to share. When I do this, it is almost inevitable that people respond with sympathy or as if they feel sorry for me. I’m looking for neither! I’m sharing because it makes me happy! I want to help people understand this, but I’m not sure I can or if it is even worth it!

This is a real struggle for me and one that I’m trying to figure out.

Feel free to comment if you are dealing with this as well. How do we teach people that we are not looking for sympathy or to be pitied?