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    How awful is it to let a sibling know that a family member you were close to growing up (though so many years were between you) has passed away ...via text message.

    Is this the way it's done today?
    Via text message?
    Not knowing what the recipient is doing,
    HOW they are doing...
    where they are?

    It was my mom's brother who passed, I called her 2 hours after getting the message. She hasn't called me back, this was over 48 hours ago. I left a long voice message and asked if she or our family needed anything.

    • text? no
      voice message? no
      phone call or in person
      Krassy
    • sorry for your loss :(Krassy
    • it sucked for me to find out a friend of mine passed on FB. worse if its family. never text or voice message.pango
    • Text them that you want to talk. Cmon now.monospaced
    • thats how i found out about my uncle. my sister posted it on facebook. The catalyst for my breakup was my ex's sister posting her engagement on fb first....shellie
    • ... everyone was in their feelings about that, including me, who basically introduced her to her fiancé. Their excuse, they didn't want us to spoil it. ( -___-)shellie
    • I’d asked mono, he’d only sent me follow up texts. Shellie I remember you mentioning that story...notype
    • Maybe we work in this sort of communications field because it’s so innate for us. We’re bewildered when others cannot.notype
    • I guess it’s good practice to stay remain empathetic.notype
    • Krassy, you are a balm my friend. Thank you.notype

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