My mum has died – and there is one kind of response I can’t stand | Polly Hudson

<p>The platitudes, euphemisms and cliches are excruciating.

But the people who say nothing at all are the worst</p><p>Luckily, I already knew having a comic thought at a tragic moment is a <a href="https://www. scientificamerican. com/article/how-humor-can-help-you-get-through-hard-times/" title="Protected by Outlook:…