Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Coping With Sadness
For my author study project I read two different books by Kate DiCamillo. I read Because of Winn-Dixie and The Tiger Rising. In both of those books there was a theme of loss, but more importantly hope and friendship. Both of the main characters lost someone/something that was very close to them and they both had to cope with it in different ways. We all have different ways of coping with things whether it be bottling it up inside, or crying for days on and and being a very emotional person. We all need to cope with things in our own time and express our sadness in a healthy mannor. Have you ever lost something or someone who you were very close to? If so, how did you grieve your loss? Were you like Opal in Because of Winn-Dixie and ask questions about the lost family member, or were you more like Rob from The Tiger Rising who bottled everything up inside and eventually overflowed.
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Just recently I lost my dad in November. I for the most part buried the pain thinking I needed to be strong for my mom. Turns out I have lost her also but not by death. I lost her due to grief. She lost it and has since pushed everyone who cares away from her without a second thought. One day I will probably break but who knows.
ReplyDeleteI have been very fortunate in this area. I have lost close members of my family but they were all when I was young so I didnt really know what was going on. However, my family did go through a hard time early last year. One of the middle school girls that decided to end their life was close to use. She was the daughter of my uncle's girlfriend. I didn't know her too well but her death definitely had an effect on my family. It was a tough time but I have a very supportive family which helped out a lot.
ReplyDeleteWhenever something happens to me I'm one of those people that likes to deal with it alone. There are very few people that I would confide my personal problems in.
When I lost my grandpa last year it was really hard for not only me but my family. I was very close with him and when he die it was hard to handle. Not only was it hard when he died but it was also hard before he died because he wasn't the same person. I held it in for a while but with the last few days of his life I think I cried everyday. It was hard to see him so sick. When I first found out that he pasted away I was kind of relieved because he wasn't in pain anymore. Things haven't been the same since he died and I miss him a ton. He was the kind of guy that always made you smile and have a good time with. My family misses him very much but I'm proud that he was my grandpa. He changed many lives.
ReplyDeleteA couple years ago when Justin Berg passed away it really was hard for not only the family but me as well. Yes this was Mrs. Berg's husband. My mom did daycare for their family and we got really close. He became like family to me as well. When he passed away I cried and cried. It was hard losing someone who meant a lot to me. I acted more like Opal because I asked questions about why and this wasn't suppose to happen. Death is not an easy thing for anyone and everyone like Molly says has their own ways of coping.
ReplyDeleteI have lost a great aunt recently she had down syndrome. Although I only got to meet her once when I went to Mexico I will never forget how vivacious she was! she was fun to be around. When I heard that she had fallen ill I was sad because she was bedridden. She stayed like that for many months until she finally passed away. I on the most part did not bottle up my emotions I let it all out I know she wouldn't want us to be sad but to remember the great times we had those few times we got to hang out. Those are the memories that I will always have of my great aunt Cesy.
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