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Death was something a lot more people spent a lot more time with than we do now. It was 23 years between the death of my last grandparent and the death of my fa

• matt-attack 3y ago
  My uncle used to tell stories about death when he was growing up (30s or 40s). A line he would use always sticks either me, “back then, when you got sick, you died.” He would go on to say just how common it was to know a child or adult that died. It was just a normal part of existence.
  • buffington 3y ago
    It used to be that if someone said "Jeff got in a car accident," it usually meant that Jeff was dead or disabled for life. Today, it simply means that Jeff is going to be 45 minutes late for work. Since I lived in the "surely dead" era, I still react that way if someone mentions someone getting in a wreck. People must assume I'm upset over Jeff's surely totaled car (something that didn't always happen in the olden days).