5 stages of grieving. Where are you?

[hawaii50]

It is said that there are five stages of grieving.

1. Denial - "this can't be happening"
2. Anger - "why now?"
3. Bargaining - "give me one more season, and you can leave"
4. Depression - "i can't turn the tv on"
5. Acceptance - "i'm okay"


I'm still at stages 1 and 2, and a little of stage 4.

Denial:
I still don't believe that favre is retired. Not until I see our first game of the season and no #4 walking out the tunnel. Not until I see favre on a podium with tears in his eyes. Not until I see that he's turned in his retirement papers with the nfl.

Anger:
There's a part of me that's angry. Maybe it's because it was so unexpected. Maybe because we are so close and I thought there was no way he was going to "bail out" THIS season. Two seasons ago I could understand. Last season I was ready. But this season? Now?

I'm also angry with this explanation: "the only way to come back and make that be the right decision would be to come back and win a Super Bowl and honestly the odds of that, they're tough. Those are big shoes for me to fill, and I guess it was a challenge I wasn't up for." A challenge he wasn't up for? Since when does favre talk like that? One of the reasons I love favre so much is that he's such a great competitor, but while i "understand" his explanation i guess i don't truly get it. Isn't this what every qb wants...a chance to actually be super bowl contenders? He finally has that team, and he wants to leave?

I'm the hugest favre fan and maybe that's why i'm taking it so hard, but I understand that much of what i'm feeling is selfishness for myself. favre doesn't owe me anything. He's given me more as a football fan and a packers fan than i could ever ask for, and that's the bottom line. He deserves to be happy and content, and if this is what he truly wants then I can only be happy for him.

Where is everybody else in their stage of "grieving"?

[MadtownPacker]

I think Im getting ready to bargain.

[packers11]

this sums it up for me until september...

Denial:
I still don't believe that favre is retired. Not until I see our first game of the season and no #4 walking out the tunnel. Not until I see favre on a podium with tears in his eyes. Not until I see that he's turned in his retirement papers with the nfl.

[oregonpackfan]

I truly believe I am already at stage 5: acceptance. When you have the same quarterback consecutively start every game for 16 years, you realize it has to come to an end sometime.

George Harrison of the Beatles produced an album entitled All Things Must Pass. That phrase alone suggests that all things and/or relationships have a finite ending.

I am just thankful for all the great memories he has left for all of us.

[Brohm]

I am at 5 as well. Though I could easily drop back to 3 if the situation presented itself

[Tyrone Bigguns]

You skipped a step.

Smoking so much crack that you are numb and your brain can't function.

[falco]

You skipped a step.

Smoking so much crack that you are numb and your brain can't function.

how long have you been "grieving" tyrone?

[KYPack]

Where's "half shot"?

Put me down for that one.

[Tyrone Bigguns]

You skipped a step.

Smoking so much crack that you are numb and your brain can't function.

how long have you been "grieving" tyrone?

I think i started with the first Bengal game. I knew right then he was special, so I started to grieve for the loss i knew would come.

I expect this stupor to last several more years. Grieving is a long process for Tyrone..

[Kiwon]

I'm not at grief stages yet.....just shock.

I'm in the Philippines and just saw the news.

[packinpatland]

I truly believe I am already at stage 5: acceptance. When you have the same quarterback consecutively start every game for 16 years, you realize it has to come to an end sometime.

George Harrison of the Beatles produced an album entitled All Things Must Pass. That phrase alone suggests that all things and/or relationships have a finite ending.

I am just thankful for all the great memories he has left for all of us.

Yesterday, I'm not sure where I was. Today, I'm in perfect agreement with you, OPF.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

1

[Chester Marcol]

5

Favre is merely a chapter in an ongoing story for Packer fans. One of the greatest QB's all time for the game, unfortunately not one of the greatest in big games or playoffs. Time to move on to the next chapter.

[Bretsky]

Definitely 1

[GBRulz]

Still in shock, but today am able to laugh at one of the jokes that was on a MN radio station. They were saying if Brett is worried about money, not to worry because his social security will kick in next year.

I guess that means I'm also accepting it....although it doesn't mean I have to like it.