Pontification = “to speak in a pompous or dogmatic manner”. The word is often associated with religion and some person higher up the ladder talking with “authority”. I continue to ponder over my experience of the past 2 and 1/2 years, especially as Mike would have turned 21 next week.
One of the “de-briefing issues” is people who pontificate with little or no life experience in the topic of grief or loss of a child. They try to bring encouragement and counsel but its based on theory or their own perspective on how we should behave or respond, but they are void of reality.
This leads me to think how often I pontificate on subjects I have little or no experience. So rather than talk, I should listen and ask questions. Oh dear, I realise I am a great pontificator!!!
