The platitudes, euphemisms and cliches are excruciating. But the people who say nothing at all are the worst Luckily, I already knew having a comic thought at a tragic moment is a natural stress response , or I might have worried. My mum has died, making me an orphan – and what first popped int...

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/26/mum-death-grief-response-silence)

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