Dear Queenie,
When my grandmother died my sister was crying all during the funeral service even though we never knew our grandmother at all because our mother hated her mother and kept us away from her. Everyone was vexed with me because I didn’t cry at the funeral.
Now my sister is still getting on about how she will never have a chance to see our grandmother and get to know her.
Queenie, how can I help her get over all this?—Not in mourning
Dear Not in mourning,
People grieve in different ways. Try to be as sympathetic as you can, get your sister a tissue if she needs one, and try to change the subject or just walk away when you cannot take any more.
