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To: cyborg
She looks a bit 'unemotional' yes.

I think the term is "numb."

When my dad's mother passed, we were all rather stoic in that way; when my mom's mother passed this year, my brother and I (especially so) were just as "numb" during the services. We both spoke, and demeanors could have easily been mistaken for being unemotional -- at least until you saw my brother finish (he spoke just before I did), and the two of us embrace in the foot of the pulpit (we're both BIG men -- my baby brother a bit larger than me).

2,092 posted on 06/09/2004 5:07:08 PM PDT by mhking (Am I supposed to grovel and do hail Marys now?)
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To: mhking

I'm sure once the cameras are off her, it'll be a different story. I suspect that she's the type that does not need to air her emotions in front of everyone.


2,128 posted on 06/09/2004 5:09:19 PM PDT by cyborg
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To: mhking
I think the term is "numb."

That's it exactly. The hubub of the funeral is a blur- the hard part is when the family and friends go home.

2,133 posted on 06/09/2004 5:09:46 PM PDT by Lil'freeper (God Bless Ronald W. Reagan)
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To: mhking

Sorry to hear about you mother, King. she did a good job raising you.


2,224 posted on 06/09/2004 5:15:55 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (Pre-empt the third murder attempt: Pray for Terri Schindler-Schiavo!)
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