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What do i say to my friend who lost their dad?
June 6, 2010 | In: Sympathy Gifts
I feel so bad.. I just do not know what to say. I am writing a sympathy card, and I want it to be nice.. not just “sorry for your loss.”
if anyone lost a parent..(i am sorry).. but what are some comforting things people said or did for you?
no bible versus please.
also, whats a little gift i could pick up? something sentimental.
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16 Responses to What do i say to my friend who lost their dad?
topher
June 6th, 2010 at 3:43 am
Say you will be there for her whenever she needs it. Give a gift that reminds her of the friendship you have. Saying “im sorry for your loss” really doesnt do much
Miss Sarcasm
June 6th, 2010 at 4:23 am
There is nothing you really can say just be there to listen if they need you. I don’t know what to put in the card though, sorry.
frend
June 6th, 2010 at 5:21 am
better cheer up, learn to accept the thing. just move on. continue your life, there many thing to do.life is beautiful.
Asia
June 6th, 2010 at 6:02 am
well… my friend from a couple years agos came to sleepover after her dad passed away in a car crash.. and theres not much to say except to listen to what they have to say.. we just sat on the bed for a couple hours and cried.. haha.. she made me cry, she was talking about it and it just got to me.. i usually cry when one of my friends close family or pet dies.. just give her a shoulder to cry on. :^) hah.. thats how it usually happens with me..
ljo_angel85
June 6th, 2010 at 6:56 am
Just let your friend know that you are there for them should they need you for anything and that you care about them.
Maybe buy them a teddy bear to cuddle when they are feeling down?
Megan L
June 6th, 2010 at 7:53 am
Just say you’re really sorry for your friend. Tell her you’ll be there for her whenever she needs it. If she wants to talk about him, listen. As for a gift, I’m not really sure. Just give her something you know that she’ll love. Something to lift her spirits. That’s what I would want, anyway.
Soccergirl
June 6th, 2010 at 8:48 am
sorry for ur loss may sound lame but it works….my friends dad died last year and the best thing u can do is be there for them…go to the funeral…hug them if they say i miss him….be there for them in the tough times…thts wht i did i went to my friends dads funeral and sat there with her and she hasnt stopped thanking me
m
June 6th, 2010 at 9:17 am
Aw! My dad died to when I was in the 2nd grade, and im 14 [9th] now, well, my class made this huge card with simple things i did with my dad. Like of course they didnt know what we did. But since your her friend, you could draw a huge flower [what my class did for me] and draw a little picture like her dad cooking, working, etc in the middle.
And say angels fly over you, people may go, but their still there in your memories.
Go to the funeral to show that you care, But be there when she needs someone to talk to, buy her, her favorite candy or cd or something to cheer her up. But just talk and cheer her up will really help and mean something.
spunky
June 6th, 2010 at 10:08 am
I would write that your thoughts and prayers are with her/him and her/his family. If your friend enjoys plants, get something like a fruit tree, dogwood,…some type that they can which grow and blossom through the years and think of his/her father when it does.
Kirara
June 6th, 2010 at 11:02 am
Definately don’t say that you understand what their going through because they know you don’t. You should try saying that if they ever need someone to talk to you’ll always be there to listen and that if they ever need anything that you’ll still be there. Try giving her a bff necklace to show her that you’re not going anywhere.
Cherokee
June 6th, 2010 at 11:59 am
just tell her that her dad would want her to be happy because im sure he would want her to be happy. right?
lalaland232
June 6th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
when my dad passed away most of my friends were just there for me. i know a few went to his funeral to be there for me. one person who coached my cheer team sent me a card and a stuffed animal.
but i was always sick of people telling me “your being so strong” or “you’re so brave” so yea dont use that
Tweekie C
June 6th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
You should just tell her how sorry you are for her loss and that you will always be there for her when she needs it. I’ve had friends with similar problems and I tell them no matter what I’ll be there for them and they can always come to me when they need me! And as for the gift get them something that you know they like maybe something you made like a bracelet or necklace.
millsygirl
June 6th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
You could say that you are there for them for what ever they need when ever they need it. That they may feel lost right now but that you will be there to listen to them, hold them, or make them forget for a while what ever they need. It’s hard to say the right thing, in these situations. Just remember to honor their feelings. I am not sure if this person is a male or female. For a female perhaps a locket with a picture of her and her loved one. Something that would be with her always. I am sorry for your friends loss. I hope you find just the right words. I would say that the fact that you are taking this much care and consideration to find those words, shows that you are indeed a great and loving friend and most likely anything you say will be perfect. Good luck.
lilmisscutiepie
June 6th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
my friend lost a dad, i told her if she needed anything, to talk to me cause ill be there for her. she appreciated that and i would get her something that she could cuddle w/ and a token of friendship so she knows that there is stuff worth, in a sense, “moving on” about it..
Linds
June 6th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
It’s never easy for those left behind but when you lose someone so senselessly and unexpectedly…many share in your sorrow
For me I’d never put, “sorry for your loss” or “I know how you feel” Because even if the person means well, it’s not the same unless they’ve been there too.
A gift-well was there something special about your friends dad? Something that you could get her that would remind her of her dad? Or maybe see if there was a family picture that you could have framed nicely for her or a picture just of him, something along those lines.