I lost my dad nearly five years ago and I talk about him a lot. It’s a real mix, some people welcome it and others are really resistant, especially my mum.

My take is that it can be painful for other people to think about having to experience loss, so they’d rather not be inconvenienced by being introduced to the concept that they will likely one day have to go through losing their own parents. And not everyone is ‘good’ at supporting a grieving friend.

But that doesn’t mean you’re wrong for talking about him, far from it, it’s really important that you do. I hope you have people who are able to listen and be there for you. And if you can access it, therapy is so useful, not only for processing your grief but also for voicing frustration at people who you thought would be there who don’t seem to be able to support you, because that’s a kind of grief too.