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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi, I'm the OP. Thanks for the replies and the condolences.

For some clarification, I'm 99.9999 percent sure she knows, as she was also part of a text thread of neighborhood parents, wherein my close friend shared the news, because the close friend was arranging some play dates for my kids while we dealt with hospital issues. She also plays tennis with several people who I know, who told me that they told her in person. So really, she does know. It wasn't only the email from the school.

I'm not overly angry or expending energy on it, but I'm just put off that her first communication with me since the death was to ask for a favor, not to express sympathy.

My DD and her DD are not close friends.[/quote]

Op, I lost a sibling two months ago at a young age. There has been a mix of reactions from my friends who received a note directly from me about my loss. At first I didn’t know how to take it, but have decided to just assume the best — that perhaps they didn’t know how to express their condolences, or they forgot the first time they saw me and feel awkward saying something now. I try to remember that their lives have not been disrupted life mine have, so it’s totally fine for them to just continue on as if the world hasn’t changed.

I also have a good friend with young kids who was widowed. Her life and balancing act are so much harder than mine because the buck always stops with her. I try to help as much as I can because I care about my friend and their kids (I didn’t know the spouse who passed). If it is something that I’d easy for you to do, I would help out with a ride for their child. [/quote]

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