escargot
Disciple of Marduk
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As you'll know, the 'stages of grief' business is a misreading of Kubler-Ross' findings about the subject. The most glaring difference is that Kubler-Ross was examining the reactions of terminally ill patients to their own deaths, not those of bereaved relations.Yep, and the 'seven stages of grief' can get stuffed as well. There are as many stages as anyone needs. Sometimes one is enough. Other times you kind of cycle through all of them ad infinitum.
The 'stages' are deep in the culture now, along with a healthy pinch of salt.
I enjoy the way the idea of them is used humorously, say when a comedy character has to finally scrap a beloved car and their friend nods knowingly and mentions acceptance.
We know it sums up how hard the car owner has worked to keep their banger going.