US EditionAfter Wife's Death, Widower Not Ready for Visits Yet
LARIMER COUNTY, COLORADO, AUG 1 – The widower is still grieving and feels overwhelmed by visits from his late wife’s senior children who want to support him during this difficult time.
- Recently, a widower wrote to R. Eric Thomas saying his wife recently passed away and he’s not ready for family visits, especially from his wife’s senior children.
- Facing intense grief, the widower explained he’s not ready for visits, citing recent, all-encompassing loss and stress from previous weeklong stays.
- Offering counsel, Thomas recommended telling the widower he loves his wife’s senior children but lacks capacity for visits now, suggesting phone calls and emails instead.
- They believe their visits are helping his recovery, but the widower admitted that even typing this makes him feel ungrateful.
- In the longer term, overcommunicating helps maintain bonds via remote contact, and Thomas suggested the widower prefer phone and email visits to balance connection and personal space.
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Asking Eric: I don’t want my late wife’s kids to visit me
Dear Eric: My wife recently passed away and I am doing OK. Several of my wife’s senior children keep wanting to come and visit me. How do I politely say no without hurting their feelings? When they have come before, I was stressed as to how to entertain them for a week. They think I am being helped by their visit but actually I would prefer visiting by phone and emails. Any suggestions? – No Visitors Yet
Asking Eric: Step-kids want to help after wife’s death, but all their visits do is stress me out
Dear Eric: My wife recently passed away and I am doing OK. Several of my wife’s senior children keep wanting to come and visit me. How do I politely say no without hurting their feelings? When they have come before, I was stressed as to how to entertain them for a week. They think I am being helped by their visit but actually I would prefer visiting by phone and emails. Any suggestions?
Asking Eric: How do I tell my late wife’s children I’m not yet ready for visitors?, widower asks
DEAR ERIC: My wife recently passed away and I am doing OK. Several of my wife’s senior children keep wanting to come and visit me. How do I politely say no without hurting their feelings? When they have come before, I was stressed as to how to entertain them for a week. They think I am being helped by their visit but actually I would prefer visiting by phone and emails. Any suggestions?
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Asking Eric: How do I avoid visits from my late wife’s children?
Dear Eric: My wife recently passed away and I am doing OK. Several of my wife’s senior children keep wanting to come and visit me. How do I politely say no without hurting their feelings? When they have come before, I was stressed as to how to entertain them for a week. They think I am being helped by their visit but actually I would prefer visiting by phone and emails. Any suggestions?
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