Please, no more euphemisms. My mother died – Sydney Morning Herald

I understand, too, the human instinct to avoid speaking directly of death, the superstitious compulsion to smooth over and skitter around its dreadful and inescapable void, even if you believe in an afterlife.
Im sorry for your loss. I am not scornful of anyone who utters these words, I just dont want to hear them. And really, who cares? Its just a few words, get over it, get a grip, get on with life. Yet in my shameful secret irritability, I have a staunch ally, even in death my mother. The pe…

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