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I dunno. I think relief/anger are OK/good when someone evil dies. Speaking ill of the dead is necessary when evil’s been done - naming victims, naming harm to the world.
I struggle with glee, tho. What does it do to our souls to be giddy at suffering, even of the deeply wicked.
I struggle with glee, tho. What does it do to our souls to be giddy at suffering, even of the deeply wicked.
I grew up in a house wrecked by RL. He influenced our theology/politics in awful ways. He was a terrible person who hurt people & created systems hurt more people. I’ll never not be angry at him.
How does it wound my own soul to be delighted when someone else suffers, tho.
How does it wound my own soul to be delighted when someone else suffers, tho.
Anyway if you are feeling relieved and angry and retraumatized and a lot of things, I hope you make space to feel/have all that. We lost people we love to RL and it’s OK to have complicated and strong feelings.
And I guess I don’t want to shame folks feeling glee. God, it’s been the worst year, we’re all just surviving. But maybe under jokes/glee there’s something more solid like rage or grief or betrayal. That’s worth finding, to sit with & listen to.
Love to y’all, this is hard.
Love to y’all, this is hard.
