Death in the family.....questions please?

[AmdInside]

My grandmother-in-law just passed away this morning. My newly wife and I are going to be visiting my my father-in-law and grandfather-in-law this evening. Problem is that I have never really dealt with death before, except for the death of my dog. I am not sure what I should do and not do. I want to be supportive but I don't want to over step my boundries. Any suggestions please? The grandparents were wonderful in welcoming me to their family. They are great people. I haven't had much time to get to know them well but enough time to say they are great people. One thing I really liked about them was that you could tell that they still really loved each other very much even after being married for over 50 years.

 

[OutHouse]

having been on the receiving end (my dad passed in may) the best thing you can can do is shake thier hand and tell them you are sorry.

 

[Ness]

Just think about what you are going to say before you say it. Don't say things that might make people feel uncomfortable or make you look rude.

Seeing as you are kind of an outside party, just be a good listener. Don't be afraid to talk about her. People usually feel much better when they can share stories about a departed one.

Just kinda let your wife take the lead.

 

[AmdInside]

Thank you for the suggestions.

 

[Kelemvor]

Make some sort of comment about:

Now you can go live the Fun Life. No more ball and chain, eh?