I have been gone from my puter for a few days, got back last night & was going thru my e-mail one by one. Forwarded a joke to an Internet Friend in another state & continued down the list. About 3 or 4 lines down there was an e-mail from this same friend titled "Need Your Prayers" I figured somebody was sick but when I opened it her husband had just died, unexpectedly. OMG & here I am sending her jokes. I understand I didn't have that info when I sent the joke but I still feel bad about it. I immediately e-mailed her my condolences & apoligized for the bad taste. Do you think she will understand? Would you? Or would you be upset if this happened to you?
I think she would understand. If you have her snail mail address, you may want to send her a condolence card also.
My sympathies to your friend.
"This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24
SunshineNY6:snail mail address,
Don't have that. We met on a board like this & starting e-mailing back & forth. Probably about 2-3 times a month for the past couple of years now.
No I would not be upset. I realize that many people do not check their e-mails every single day and when they do they must wade though all the messages. The Joke might have even helped her in her time of grief.
Prayers to your friend, family and friends.
Jean ~ Taylorsville, Georgia
http://jean-livingsimple.blogspot.com/
I think she'll understand. It's an unfortunatle mistake, but it may have given her a respite from her grief, even for a minute.
I am sure she will understand, especially since you sent her an email explaining what happened. Don't feel stupid, it could happen to any of us. She will need her email friends more than ever now and I'm sure she will appreciate anything you can do to lift her spirits.
~~Stargazer
Badhair:If she had not opened her mail yet, your apology would be at the top of the other one
Gayle, don't feel stupid. You had no way of knowing. As others said, she will probably open the apology first.
I'll tell you this from personal experience. When my DH died, at first the jokes annoyed me, but then I stepped back, and realized those sending the jokes had not realized my DH passed. I even got a chuckle out of several of them. After I finally got myself togeher enough to let my internet friends know, I was flooded with condolence e-cards. You just don't know how much those meant to me. I wish there was a way to save them and put them in a scrapbook, like I did with the snail mail cards. Unfortunately, the animations and music aren't 'scrapbookable'. You might want to send her an e-card. Some are quite beautiful and many sites are free.
Don't feel stupid. You were just trying to pass along a smile or a giggle.
Rainey
Don't feel bad, it was not intentional and your friend will realize this. Just wait and see if you get any response from her. In a few weeks write to her to stay in touch and you can explain to her your mistake. She may be too rattled right now to comprehend too much anyway. That is a shocker when that happens that quickly. People can't think straight for a while until things calm down and realization sets in.
Let every day be a good day!
Posynut_NY_zone4:People can't think straight for a while until things calm down and realization sets in.
You're right about that. She only sent about two lines & said she was to numb to even think. Just 2 weeks ago she was all excited because her son had bought them all new kitchen appliances as an early Christmas present & they (she & DH) were getting them installed that day.
I'm sure she will understand....and honestly.....she may not even open the joke....since she won't be on the computer much...when she comes back she may just delete forwards etc.
Comfort to your friend...and you too.
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