“Once again, I find myself ‘up in arms’ over the death of a loved one.

Do we really need a ‘death courtesy’ course? It seems we do.

I find this especially relevant now in times in which social media creates an illusion of ‘connection’ that does not actually exist and ‘breeds’ familiarity’ that is not warranted. This is the second death in 2 years of someone who was perceived a certain way by the public, but who I know intimately, this death—being that of my dad—even more so than the death of one of my best friends, my soul sister and anam cara. 

My father, despite his public persona, was actually a very private person. As am I in spite of my tendency to write from a very raw and real place. There are few people who genuinely know me, there were even fewer who knew Dad. More than likely you, who are reading this, are not one of them. 

Try to have some respect for that fact.”

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