trawling through another discussion site recently I came across a thread from a 17 year old kid who had written " my dad died, what do I do. It was followed by much emotional cliche about "remembering the good times" and allowing yourself to go through the process etc etc. There was even a picture of a rose.Look, I hope it helps, but I stumbled on my own coping strategy when my own father kicked on prematurely.First I got shitfaced at the wake, then proceeding to a normally sedate bar, I started a riot. When the dozen or so cops with dogs had finally calmed things down it would seem I had punched one of them in the face. The resulting injuries and legal complications were so engrossing I hardly thought of dear old Dad, greatly diminishing my grief.Win Win. My question is would it help this poor kid to know about it? Does any one else have any advice for him?