I randomly picked this book up at the library There is No Good Card for This, and can't put it down. This been a hard year for our family, lots of health stuff and schedule stuff and lots of big plans failing in a huge epic way. We are fine, but it has been hard. I know our friends and family have been at a loss at times on figuring out how to help us.
During all this, many of my friends are also going through life with big stuff happening. As it does. Death, divorce, health issues—there's just a lot out there and now that we all seem to be getting older (this happens, I keep being reminded) our parents and kids are dealing with big life stuff, too. It's hard to figure out what to say and how to help. This book is so helpful. And funny. And is really great to read right now because I am NOT in the middle of a huge crisis and so I can actually focus on what I am reading.
These pages are from the book.
I think this should be required reading in high school and then re-read every year. It's not written for kids, but I think high school is the perfect age to be thinking about how we can help others in very difficult times and to get in practice with how it can be uncomfortable but is something we need to do as evolved humans. It's more than just helpful tips—it's a way to look at how we process empathy. And also it talks about giving care, and how it's directly related to how we receive care. I wish I had read it a long time ago.
