I have been praying for her and have been listening to her. Does anybody have some good advice?
2006-10-02 00:12:50 · 9 answers · asked by gooseman 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Find ways of remembering. A special garden/photo album/video/encourage her to talk about her sister & remember the good things. Have photos around the house and be sure to tell your new daughter about her auntie. Your wife still has a sister, she just isnt around anymore.
She will never "get over" it but it will get easier with time.
2006-10-02 00:17:35 · answer #1 · answered by girl from oz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My heartfelt condolences to you and your wife on the loss of her sister. I, too, lost my sister right before the birth of my first grandchild. It was a heartbreaking time. I was angry because my sister would not be there for me in this milestone. I was devastated because my grandchildren would never know this great person. I even put a picture of my new grandson on my sister's grave for a while, which made me feel somewhat better. Everything was bittersweet. Being there for your wife to listen, pray, and comfort her is good. Maybe coming up with some kind of memorial would help also. Expect depression, so consider grief counseling. Get her friends involved. Hope this helps. My prayers are with you.
2006-10-02 07:46:42 · answer #2 · answered by kinds 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just let her talk and be nice the stress is hard on your baby, so do some things like making plates of food for her,she may not be hungry, but the baby is, so ask what she thinks she could stomach. Lay in bed and rub her back or feet. Clean the house. Take care of other kids if you have any. Buy some new baby things she has wanted. This is very hard just be her friend.
2006-10-02 07:27:40 · answer #3 · answered by livlafluv 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its very sad what happened to your wife. There's nothing much that you can do for her. Just be there for her. She nneds your love and support right now. She needs to be assured that you'll be there for no matter what. So just take care of her.
2006-10-02 07:22:14 · answer #4 · answered by blackdahlia616 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just be there for her, dont try to be her bestfriend, just be her husband, do what u have been doing, listen to her and give her advise, go out with her, she will be ok, and try no to rush anything, let her grieve in her own way.
2006-10-02 07:45:03 · answer #5 · answered by chinaz777 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi I'm so sorry to hear that,be there for your wife,talk about fun times she & her sister had togeather,Yes,have pictures of her around the house.I too , lost my boy friend, it was very quick, a heart attack..I felt very lonely,sad,& would not leave the house for weeks..At that time ,I was caring for my grand daughter ,Mariah ,she was 1 years old,,she would take out pictures of Ralph & I ,,& try to say his name,,which came out ''Ruff'',I thought it was cute for she missed him as much as I did.Friends ,were the best for me ,,at that time,talking about crazy things Ralph did at work or at parties,,got me out of my sadness,& I moved on...good luck to you and your wife...peace
2006-10-02 07:43:19 · answer #6 · answered by oceanlady1018 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just be there for her... like assure her that you're not leaving her, too. No matter how [annoying] she becomes, just be there for her.
2006-10-02 07:29:26 · answer #7 · answered by Mike N. D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All you can do is be there for her. We all process grief differently and you just have to be there for her as she deals with it her way.
2006-10-02 07:16:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
become her best friend
2006-10-02 07:21:22 · answer #9 · answered by carlosanie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋