My father did not pass. Neither did he depart. He died. Why the euphemisms? Who are they helping? I remember hearing a woman on the radio a few years back reflecting on where she was the moment that Prince, the musician, “transitioned.” Really? I thought. And when exactly did he become a woman? Days before his fatal drug overdose? Also, can we give the whole looking down from heaven bit a rest? This, as in, “I’m sure your mother is looking down right now at you and your family…”
