Knowing what to write in a sympathy card, or what to say during life's most tragic and hard times, can be difficult. As Southerners, we know mailing a card with a sympathy message, sending flowers ...

Of life’s many uncertainties, losing a loved one is something we’re all guaranteed to face at one point or another, and whether a family member, coworker, or dear friend, adjusting to the hole they ...

While you probably don’t need me to state the obvious for you, I will. No one wants to write a sympathy card. It sucks. Someone that you care about lost someone that they care about, and that’s never ...

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am wondering if it would be crass or in poor taste to give a new widow a thoughtful sympathy card with money in it, rather than sending flowers. A dear friend just became widowed ...

It's natural to want to help a bereaved family during their time of loss, but whether you should put money in a sympathy card can actually be a bit of a touchy subject. Like everything else ...

After my mother died suddenly, her childhood best friend sent a condolence card. She continued to send us holiday cards over the years, and I started to send cards back. Now, we write to each other ...