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Made a dead dad joke at my buddy's cookout and the grill went silent for 10 seconds
His father passed in March and I still cracked a "guess your dad's not manning the grill anymore" line without thinking. Three people laughed, two looked at their shoes, and my buddy just flipped a burger and said nothing. Is there a grace period after a loss where the jokes are off limits, or is it all just about who's telling them and how?
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the_susan16d ago
Used to figure grief jokes were fine as long as the person telling them knew the guy well enough. Then I watched a friend go quiet for a whole hour after one, and now I get that the widow or the son sets the clock, not the calendar.
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