#like casseroles and miscellaneous baked goods and whatnot

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#mine #personal #tw death #thinking about how when someone dies the reaction is to bring food to their family #like casseroles and miscellaneous baked goods and whatnot #and tbh I never thought about it too hard but when I did I was always thinking like #yeah that makes sense. they're grieving and dealing with funeral arrangements and are probably busy and don't have time to cook #but like now I think it's not so much that. it's just that it's almost a universal way to show love #like here I am so sorry for your loss. Please have this food I took the time to make for you #and even if it's not homemade there's just something about giving food to others that is so. loving? idk #like to me sharing food and having meals together has always been associated with so much love #I feel like there is something really special about sitting down to eat a meal that's been prepared by someone you love for you #or having someone enjoy food you've made for them #or even if it's bought! it doesn't need to be homemade. the thought is there either way. #and like idk it's nice to express condolences through words obviously but it also can be awkward and just. idk. #maybe food is just my love language lmao I don't know #but what I do know is that I am having a lot of feelings about this right now #I will eat my cheese tea biscuits and I will eat my butterscotch tarts #and while doing so I will be reminded of how much I am loved and cared for #I have always treated food as a bit of a comfort and regardless of whether or not that has always been the healthiest outlook #I think in this case it really is kind of a beautiful thing that this is what we do to express our condolences #I feel like I'm not quite expressing the thoughts that I wanted to express but I'm not sure how to say them in a better way