{"id":10512,"date":"2022-12-14T08:38:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T13:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/?p=10512"},"modified":"2025-05-15T16:18:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T20:18:24","slug":"dos-and-donts-for-sympathy-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/sympathy-cards\/dos-and-donts-for-sympathy-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts For Sympathy Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/8645635452534.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/8645635452534.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10513\" style=\"width:247px;height:290px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/8645635452534.jpg 524w, https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/8645635452534-256x300.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The loss of a loved one is a very emotional time for most people.&nbsp; What to say and do can be a very difficult morass to traverse.&nbsp; You never want to offend anyone so here are a few <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/sympathy-get-well-cards.htm\">sympathy card<\/a> do\u2019s and don\u2019ts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li>Send a sympathy card as soon as possible after hearing of a friend or colleague\u2019s loss.&nbsp; Delaying will just make their grievance longer.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add a personal note such as \u201cwe are keeping you in our prayers\u201d or \u201cwe are here if you need us\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address the card to the person and their family.&nbsp; You can say John Smith and family or Mary, John, and the Smith family.&nbsp; Remember the whole family will be grieving and they will all appreciate your thoughtfulness.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Don\u2019ts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li>Don\u2019t write I know how you feel.&nbsp; This can really sound condescending.&nbsp; You don\u2019t know how they feel.&nbsp; Everyone deals with loss differently and you don\u2019t want to convey the impression that their pain is felt the same by everyone, making it insignificant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t send a typed note.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/sympathy-get-well-cards.htm\">Sympathy cards<\/a> should always be personal.&nbsp; Expressing sympathy with a typed note appears cold and unfeeling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remember if you feel uncomfortable writing something, it will come across wrong to the recipient.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Most importantly, you should keep in mind that a sympathy card should be a warm expression to help ease a person\u2019s loss.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The loss of a loved one is a very emotional time for most people.&nbsp; What to say and&hellip;","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":10513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1292,1296,1300,1317,60],"tags":[915,256,1169,1200,1201],"class_list":{"0":"post-10512","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-occasions-and-celebrations","8":"category-tips-and-trends","9":"category-comforting-messages","10":"category-personalization","11":"category-sympathy-cards","12":"tag-sympathy-cards","13":"tag-thinking-of-you-cards","14":"tag-condolences-cards","15":"tag-sorry-cards","16":"tag-pet-sympathy-cards","17":"cs-entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts For Sympathy Cards - Gallery Connection<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/sympathy-cards\/dos-and-donts-for-sympathy-cards\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts For Sympathy Cards - Gallery Connection\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The loss of a loved one is a very emotional time for most people.&nbsp; 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