A brother. A mother. A father ... “May your memories be your comfort” sounds stilted. Makers of sympathy cards seem to think that 19th-century diction is a kind of verbal Valium, especially ...

While you probably don’t need me to state the obvious for you, I will. No one wants to write a sympathy card. It sucks. Someone that you care about lost someone that they care about, and that ...

But knowing exactly what to write in a sympathy card can be a challenge. For starters, saying “In sympathy” feels too formal and “I’m sorry” seems inadequate. Both, however, are better ...

Image Sympathy cards “have comforted me in a way I never ... It can be a painful reminder of losing her brother, father and mother at a young age and the death of her husband in 2008.