Asking Eric: Please, don’t hound grieving widow about thank you note for gift you sent
By R. Eric Thomas
Published on March 29, 2026.
A reader writes to R. E.A. R.E. Thomas, author of the book "Noiseise", for a stranger who sent a Sympathy Box from Amazon when her husband died, never received a thank you. Thomas urges readers not to harrass the grieving person to accept their gift, but to extend it with no expectation. He suggests that while the package was not lost, it is safe to assume that the loss of a loved one is difficult and can take a long time.
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