How to Break Important News

Mom: Hey Honey
Me: Hey mom, what’s up?
Mom: Do you remember Jake [her uncle]
Me: Ofc
Mom: Well, he died.

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    • 1.  Sara

      This is better than my mom texting me that a favorite uncle of mine had passed away.

      April 23, 2009 at 1:11 pm

    • 2.  Macaronimaniac

      Hey, at least your family bothers to mention these things. Who knows what dead uncles I’ve got piling up unaccounted for.

      April 23, 2009 at 2:07 pm

    • 3.  Mary

      My mom let me know that a cousin had cancer in the post script of an email, but then called me and made sure I was sitting down to break the news when Peter Jennings announced he had lung cancer.

      April 24, 2009 at 12:10 am

    • 4.  kelly

      I have found out about family deaths from third party casually mentioning to me that my family “must all be at ——’s funeral right now”.
      Me: “WHAT ??!!!” My mom is on notice from me that it better not happen again. Ever. Just because I live far away and likely wouldn’t be able to make it to most funerals doesn’t mean I don’t want to be notified!

      April 24, 2009 at 1:35 pm

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