It was a 3.7, by the way. Not all deaths are equal on the scale of "bad things that can happen in life" or whatever Gene called it. Your daughter's death was a 10 I'm sure, but a the death of a 92 year old man who has been at death's door basically at least since 2002 when Gene wrote the 1st article is not. When it gets to the point of being surprised the person is still alive it tends to go down on the scale of "bad things that can happen in life." If it is totally expected and he's suffering, etc. 3.7 sounds about right. I think the scale is sort of an "expectedness" scale. Wasn't it something like 1 was stubbing your toe and 10 was death by a tree falling on you or something like that?
--- In [email protected], "Daria Akers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Why was the loss of his father a 3.8 family tragedy? That sort of > makes it sad. It would be a 10 for me. Even if I knew that they had a > long life and didn't want to suffer... It would still be a vacuum. > > > On 9/26/06, Ray Bradley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Always rough to lose a beloved family member...wow. > > > > Those stories about his father are quite amazing. The details of his > > father's oncoming blindness are amazing, and harrowing. > > > > It's nice to see his father's mind was always active, though. > > > > - Ray > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
