Beanie Feldstein

in a better place.

One of my campers said, if my dad was in a better place, he'd be sitting right next to me right now.

What are you talking about?

And they are angry because that language is so frustrating.

He's not in a better place.

I never would have thought of this.

If he was in a better place, he would be sitting next to me right now.

I wouldn't be at grief camp, you know?

And I think like,

Instead, it's that your dad died and he's not here and he's not going to come back.

It's fucking brutal to say, but it helps it sink in and it helps them.

And those phrases, I think for adults as well would probably agree, they're very frustrating and it's really more to make the other person feel more comfortable than it is the person who is experiencing the loss.