Talking about grief and the loss of a loved one isn't typically dinner conversation. Many people, even those struggling to cope with loss, will avoid talking about such heavy topics, especially over supper.
But a fledgling nonprofit designs dinners specifically for young adults to get together and talk about their experiences with loss.
In cities across the country, the group The Dinner Party advises 20- and 30-somethings on how to arrange these gatherings.
Some say it's one of the new ways that young adults, often skeptical of organized religion, are connecting to find meaning in their lives.
At a recent dinner in Boston, it first seemed like any other dinner party. Everyone was putting the last-minute touches on the meal as they waited for all the guests to arrive. They talked easily, even though it was the first time they had met in person.
Talking about grief and the loss of a loved one isn't typically dinner conversation. Many people, even those struggling to cope with loss, will avoid talking about such heavy topics, especially over supper.
But a fledgling nonprofit designs dinners specifically for young adults to get together and talk about their experiences with loss.
In cities across the country, the group The Dinner Party advises 20- and 30-somethings on how to arrange these gatherings.
Some say it's one of the new ways that young adults, often skeptical of organized religion, are connecting to find meaning in their lives.
At a recent dinner in Boston, it first seemed like any other dinner party. Everyone was putting the last-minute touches on the meal as they waited for all the guests to arrive. They talked easily, even though it was the first time they had met in person.
[For more of this story, written by Deborah Becker, go to http://www.npr.org/sections/th...trangers-isn-t-taboo]
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