It is peculiar to think that a mass stamped expression -- “Sympathy,” or in the case of letters of thanks, “Thank you” -- is better than the personal, handwritten word.

Dear Carolyn: My 45-year-old stepdaughter died. My sister sent a sympathy card but addressed it only to my husband of 40 years. It was so painful to get that one final “you’re just a ...

"To cheer me up, my mom found the sympathy card in a box of keepsakes that she'd kept for the last 25 years and let me look at it," she said. "I thought it was so funny, so I wanted to share it ...

Advice; Asking Eric: I felt hurt, unappreciated that my company didn’t send a sympathy card when my mom died . Published: ; Jan. 14, 2025, 12:04 a.m.