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A Military Acronym We All Carry
Inside TAPS' 32nd Annual National Military Survivor Seminar & Good Grief Camp— a Memorial day weekend tradition where remembrance, resilience, and room for joy all share a table.
We’re Not Too Harsh. We’re Too Afraid.
Last week, someone shared the news of a death on social media.
Almost immediately, the comments followed, not about the person who died, not about the life they lived, not even about the grief left behind, but about the word used.
“Dead feels so harsh.”
“Maybe say passed.”
“Couldn’t this have been softer?”
And I found myself wondering: When did honesty about death become the problem?