Most bereaved parents know that awkward feeling when someone new asks the question, “How did he/she die?” I have always been a truth teller. I was reared to answer with the correct answer anytime anyone asked me a question. Maybe it was taught to me through an authoritarian style of parenting. Or maybe I was taught this because I was reared to be unfailingly polite. As a result, when someone asked me, “ How did he die?”or “What happened?”, I would blurt out the answer. A one word answer ( example: accident, cancer, wreck, suicide, overdose) would usually tempt them to press for more details. It is actually very painful for me to relive the details surrounding my son’s passing. Some are asking out of natural curiosity. Some ask in order to get the tea. Some ask as a rote response. The question usually comes up because someone new has asked me, “So how many children do you have?” The...