ON GRIEF.
a global issue
Hey, my name is Malia.
I'm here to tell my story of grief and I'm here to tell others. Personally, I have
found that my story and my sadness has the tendency to make people uncomfortable. If I'm having a bad day, no one seems to know what to do
with me. But grieving is good and it's healthy. Everyone's process of grief is
different and I think it should be shared. Even if it's scary.
To be honest, I'm a little bit scared about this too. But I'm here with you .
Why I'm here.
Anthropology, not Anthropologie.
an·thro·pol·o·gy (n.) the study of human societies and cultures and their development.
This blog is my ethnography.
eth·nog·ra·phy (n.) scientific description of the customs of individual peoples and cultures.
People see grief in different ways.
Grief has multiple voices and interpretations.
multivocality (n.) having many or different meanings of equal
probability or validity
The word 'grief' means something different to me than it does for you.
polysemic (adj.) the capacity for a sign (such as a word, phrase, or symbol) to have multiple meanings
Grief is 100% different for everyone. We should respect that.
cultural relativism (n.) understanding the ways of
other cultures and not judging these practices according to one's own cultural ways.
Anything labeled #MyStory is my story.
#OhanaStories are stories from friends & family.
I would LOVE to hear your story. Just message me.
I write these stories similar to the simplistic style of "Humans of New York". These stories are very raw and real.
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This blog is for the betterment of my education, for the betterment of myself, and for the betterment of others. This is my ethnography. Thank you for reading.