Tell Me About Them

Thanks For Asking

Feelings & Co.

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 13.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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When someone we love dies, we become the vessels responsible for carrying their memory forward. The people we love stay alive in the big things, of course … but in the little things, too. When a listener shared an inside joke with the Terrible community about her late husband, we knew it was the beginning of an episode. Today, we share your stories, your inside jokes, your memories about your people. Support our new independent production (and get bonus content galore!) by joining TTFA Premium. We now offer tiers as low as $4.99 / month. Sign up. Our email subscribers get first dibs on ticket sales, new merch, show announcements and more. Join our mailing list here. Did you know we’re on TikTok? Yep, it’s true. Follow Nora. You can catch up with TTFA on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook using @ttfapodcast. Nora's Instagram is @noraborealis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	There are certain things that are easy to remember about the dead.
0:08.4	1. That they're dead.
0:11.8	Although sometimes, sometimes your brain will let you forget.
0:17.2	Just for a moment, maybe 2.
0:19.6	And you'll think, I should call my dad.
0:23.0	2. How they died.
0:26.2	Especially if you were there, and especially if it was gruesome or traumatic.
0:32.4	But there's so much more to a person than how they died.
0:36.2	And so when I know a person is grieving the death of a loved one, I always say,
0:42.2	tell me about them.
0:44.4	Not about how they died.
0:46.4	Why do you need to know, by the way?
0:48.6	But tell me about them.
0:51.6	Tell me what made them special.
0:54.0	What made them laugh.
0:56.4	How they made you laugh.
0:59.0	Tell me what you'll know about them forever.
1:04.2	I'm Nora McNeerney, and this is terrible thanks for asking.
1:10.0	My husband, Erin, loved the pop star Robin.
1:14.0	He loved pop culture.
1:15.0	You know how people used to type out, I age 8 this, like I hate this?
1:19.4	He would type, I age 9 it.
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