Breaking bad news to a loved one
By jade01
@jade01 (803)
Australia
January 15, 2007 1:26am CST
whats the best way to break bad news to your loved ones?
My hubbys nan passed away this morning while my hubby was at work. his family tried to ring him but he had no reception so they rang me and asked me to pass on the news. I decided to tell him when he got home because i didnt want to do it over the phone. Now he is upset with me for not ringing.
2 responses
@deeble (102)
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16 Jan 07
I'm so sorry you were put in the position of having to decide whether to call your husband straight away, or wait until he got home. It must have been a really difficult decision to make.
I don't think I'd have done it over the phone either.
Your husband would probably have been upset with you, whatever way you'd decided to tell him, just because he'd need to be upset, and we usually take it out on the people closest to us.
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@pramodthakur (2365)
• India
15 Jan 07
The bad news is to be passed on step by step. First you give message that Mr X is seriously ill. Need your presence at the earliest. Arrange for hubby's visit, if city is far from your hometown. Do not send him alone or driving the car etc. Send someone with him or you yourself to with him. Never give a straight forward news to anybody. It may shock the person. Ill people may have bad effect of sad news.
