I didn't get this sentence: Had to wait for my child to go through the 5 stages of grief putting on a pair of pants.
Is that sentence combined with these two sentences?
1) I had to wait for my child
2) I had to go through the 5 stages of grief putting on a pair of pants.
Can I write that sentence above like this?
"Had to wait for my child to go through the 5 stages of grief while putting on a pair of pants."
I didn't get this sentence: Had to wait for my child to go through the 5 stages of grief putting on a pair of pants. I t's an amusing way of saying that my child took a very long time to put his pants on. The 5 stages of grief are a process that takes a lot of time.
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I didn't get this sentence: Had to wait for my child to go through the 5 stages of grief putting on a pair of pants.
It's an amusing way of saying that my child took a very long time to put his pants on.
The 5 stages of grief are a process that takes a lot of time.
Look here.
The kid is making a major project out of putting his pants on. The five stages of grief are
DENIAL - "I can't do it! I don't need pants!"
ANGER - "You always make me do things! I hate you!"
BARGAINING - "I'll just wear my shorts OK?"
DEPRESSION - "Everybody hates me. I never get to do what I want."
ACCEPTANCE - Oh. They're on. That wasn't so bad."