Q: I recently accepted flowers for my neighbor because she wasn’t home when the delivery man came. Unfortunately, I forgot about them and now they are dead. What should I do?
A: Although you were just being a good neighbor who made an honest mistake, you do need to make full amends–and that means not only replacing the flowers but also fessing up about what really happened. Why does your neighbor need to know that you dropped the ball? Because the person who sent the original bouquet has not yet received a thank you. Once you’ve told all, your neighbor can call their friend and explain why it has taken several days for her to acknowledge the gift.
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I’m still upset over how I learned of a close relatives death. My daughter called me to tell me she had read a blog on facebook that Uncle t– had died. My spouse & I live several states away,did not keep in close contact with that side of family,the family being quite large,Not one person called us to notify us of the passing,Im feeling so angry ,hurt,sad and cut off.I guess I need to accept that they do not want to keep in touch with us or they are really quite ignorant .
I can understand why you respond with emotions such as anger or saddeness, but please try to keep in mind, compassion. When someone passes, those nearest have a hard time remembering to take care of the most obvious things. Especially if there was not time to tend to arrangments. I would try to offer the benefit of the doubt in this circumstance and choose to beleive that this was not a personal slight but an action of greif. Maybe this is an opportunity to get back in touch and create a lasting relationship with side of the family.
I offer this from experience in losing my own mother. Best wishes.