petitepedal ★ Posted June 20, 2017 Share #1 Posted June 20, 2017 No matter what..I cry.. Wish we still hired professional mourners... I would be rich 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted June 20, 2017 Share #2 Posted June 20, 2017 ah, empathy. I don't like going either. And as the years go on, the more I go to Sorry for you loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted June 20, 2017 Share #3 Posted June 20, 2017 Womaxx has stopped asking me to go to funerals. There have been to many and I don't want to go to any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted June 20, 2017 Share #4 Posted June 20, 2017 I find it a great place to pickup women. ;-) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 2Far ★ Posted June 20, 2017 Popular Post Share #5 Posted June 20, 2017 12 minutes ago, JerrySTL said: I find it a great place to pickup women. ;-) A distant second to family reunions, I imagine. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted June 20, 2017 Share #6 Posted June 20, 2017 My daughter's at one this afternoon for a 26 year old drug overdose victim. Amazing the stats on how often that happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted June 20, 2017 Share #7 Posted June 20, 2017 They are so sad, especially when it seems like the person's life ended prematurely. However, I remember reading an essay called "Always Go to the Funeral" (link below) which expressed in words both the discomfort and sometimes the importance of attending. I know my Mom can still recall the people who showed up to her Mother's wake or funeral decades ago. You did a good thing, Petite, even if it was hard. http://thisibelieve.org/essay/8/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted June 20, 2017 Share #8 Posted June 20, 2017 If I went to all the funerals, I would be into serious attendance issues at work. I will go to the visitations when possible. Funerals for family and the most important people in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share #9 Posted June 20, 2017 I only met the deceased a few times...I went for my girlfriend... The dead people do not know or care who shows up... I have only gone to 1 funeral for someone at work...should have gone to 2 others...but I tend to stay away because everyone will expect you to go to all the funerals...and at my job that could be a lot!! Also, the one I went to was on a Saturday...much easier to swing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted June 20, 2017 Share #10 Posted June 20, 2017 I grew up in a tight knit extended immigrant family. We represent, period. If one of us dies, and there have been a lot lately including my mom, brother and uncle there is always a huge turn out. It's really cool to be in a room of strangers yet feel so at home. I've also been to numerous ones for my employees & coworkers over the years. I just think its important to represent so generally don't turn them down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted June 21, 2017 Share #11 Posted June 21, 2017 The last one I went to was Modo's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted June 21, 2017 Share #12 Posted June 21, 2017 All funerals are not created equal. When a person dies too soon it is really sad. When my father in law died it was not sad. He outlived the age his parents were when they died and his grandparents and some of his siblings. His last year or two he had really slowed down but always seemed happy. His funeral was a celebration of a life well lived. I'm not a public speaker but two of my sons and my brother in law spoke at dad's funeral and really celebrated what a great man he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted June 21, 2017 Share #13 Posted June 21, 2017 I'm pretty sure I posted something to this effect but when my MiL died, I was standing with my wife at the viewing and she was crying much of the time - but I saw how happy it made her (and me) to see all these friendly faces coming through the door. Just walking through the door and saying a few words is enough to help someone through a rough time and I feel like I want to be that person. of course I understand when it gets busy... I've been to three or four viewings/funerals in 2017. Funerals are also a somber reminder that waking up tomorrow morning is no guarantee. Go and live a full, fulfilling life and if you want to try to make someone happy along the way that's great too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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