Friend 'sobbing in the kitchen' over Ozzy Osborne

[lronWoman]

I'm not generally a mean spirited person but I just can't take this seriously!

My friend has never been a Black Sabbath fan and I've never heard her mention Ozzy once in the 20 years I've known her. However, her and her sister are apparently 'beside themselves with grief' over his death.

I just don't understand this type of performative grief over A list celebrities that people have never met. It's sad and I get that it kind of marks the end of an era, but the guy lived to a ripe old age in the lap of luxury and was one of the most celebrated rock stars the world has ever known. It's not like a present day star has suddenly been cut down in their prime and will no longer be releasing new albums. They'd already released all their famous stuff before we were born.

She wasn't sobbing in the kitchen when an old mutual workmate died unexpectedly in his late 30s a fortnight ago. Guy wasn't a close friend of ours but we were friendly. Used to go to the pub as a group and he helped us move house, refusing to accept a penny for it. Really nice bloke! We hadn't seen him in close to a decade but both felt sad about it for a few days. But no sobbing in the kitchen!

Latest comment is "he's up there at the bar with gramps". I'm finding it hard not to make an inappropriate joke tbh!

Just ignore. It’s totally cringe I know. Just don’t respond.

Sometimes the death of a celebrity opens the door to past losses and grief that have been buried emotionally. Don’t be too harsh.

Is she one of those people that also checks in to hospital on Facebook?

Tell to read about some of his odious and cruel behaviour and that might show her how ridiculous she is being.

This mainly started when Diana died.

I was the same about Bruce Forsyth.

Oh god yes that was so cringe. I was about 13 or 14 when that happened. My parents were nonplussed about the whole thing. We are Scottish though, it definitely was more muted up here, I mean, there were people sobbing in the streets on the news in England??? I didn't see anyone sobbing in the streets up here. It was sad, really sad for her and her family and the children but it was just such an odd reactionary thing. But I understand perhaps if it was due to what a PP said; that it releases suppressed grief when it's a famous person. That's the only thing that makes sense.

Maybe, but in a lot of cases it just seems like self indulgent grief to me, harsh as that sounds. If you lose somebody you're genuinely close to it's really not something you'd wish upon anybody. I think she's being a bit of a grief hawk lol.

I'm not that bothered though. I'm looking at this in a pretty light hearted way.

Ah, grief vampires. Always ridiculous. I bet she can't name a single Ozzy or Sabbath song. My friend is sad, he was at the concert at Villa Park, but he's not sobbing in his kitchen.

I’ve never been sobbing on the kitchen floor. But I must admit, the death of Diogo jota hit me hard. I found myself tearing up at his wife’s instagram post earlier!

It's not necessarily grief for the person, but for a chapter of your life that feels like it's gone with them I think. People cried when Elvis Presley died because he and his music had given them something in their lives with which to identify I suppose.

Yeah, I get that but my friend isn't a fan in the slightest. She listens to cheesy rnb.

Yes this

I remember mum sobbing when Elvis died.

I was inconsolable when Bob Monkhouse died .. it wasn’t long after I lost my Dad, and I think it just opened up a lot of grief.

Also cried when the Queen died

Some people are just emotional .. they aren’t bad people

Some people just do this

Yeah, I get that but my friend isn't a fan in the slightest

I don’t think you necessarily have to be a fan, just takes her back….maybe 🤷🏻

One of my friends on Facebook is sending love and prayers to his family and friends, which I’m sure is helping immeasurably

I'm not an emotional person but when someone dies that has been part of popular culture it does sometimes get to you. Don't get me wrong I wouldn't be prostrate with grief but I would dwell on it and feel deflated for a couple of days before bouncing back.

She better be careful Sharon doesn’t send her one of her infamous gift boxes.

I imagine bats, doves and chickens will sleep better tonight…

For whatever reason, it's triggered something in your friend. Just accept and ignore.

I don't feel sad about every death but I was feeling very emotional about the deaths of all those children in Texas flood recently, more for their families. I didn't know any of them but it brings up things related to losses in my own life. I haven't cried over it but it could be quite therapeutic as a release if I did. Of course, I keep it all private, not on show.

I moved to England from overseas two days after she died, and thought ‘I have moved to a land of crazy people.’

Wait what is Ozzy dead no way seriously

I felt quite sad about Diana, I was probably about the same age. Obviously not sobbing, but felt sad because she was a mum and I felt sad for the boys. Who knows OP maybe this triggered something, unless she's a dick in general (in which case don't be her friend) does it matter?

I’ll admit to playing some of his music at full
volume in the kitchen and shedding a little tear at the appallingly schmaltzy ‘See you on the other side’ earlier. But I have seen Ozzy and Sabbath a few times and am a huge fan of the genre. Also my Dad died last year and music often has that sort of effect on me.
Soon pulled myself together when the middle child walked in and caught me.😳
End of an era.