Honesty

[Cat385B]

I don't like funerals; but some are obligatory. I never remember them any way, same with weddings.

Me too, but I am foggy on the weddings for a different reason.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Me too, but I am foggy on the weddings for a different reason.

Gotcha. I paid for a couple of doozies!

 

[Fuddy1952]

I don't understand putting flowers on the grave either.
I remember my grandmother when she was 90 said "I don't want flowers at my funeral or putting flowers on my grave. I'd rather someone send me a bouquet while I'm alive and can enjoy them".
So the next day I called a florist, she put the bouquet on a table right outside her room where everyone at the assisted living could enjoy them.

 

[MossRoad]

We don't go to funerals to see the dead person. We go to see the living people. Friends and relatives. As I mentioned before, funerals are for the living. We cope in a group. When my parents passed away, it was nice to see many of their old friends, relatives and coworkers.

I also like being a pallbearer for my friends and relatives. It makes me feel like I'm doing something to help, and I also feel it's my duty to carry my family members to their final resting place if I'm able. Take care of things right up to the end. All part of the process.

When I was in Catholic grade school, a friend of mine and I were frequently called out of class to be alter boys for funerals. Sometimes people we knew. Sometimes relatives of classmates. Sometimes complete strangers. The nuns knew we'd do a good, dignified job. It always felt like we were helping the survivors through a tough time.

 

[MoKelly]

We don't go to funerals to see the dead person. We go to see the living people. Friends and relatives. As I mentioned before, funerals are for the living. We cope in a group. When my parents passed away, it was nice to see many of their old friends, relatives and coworkers.

I also like being a pallbearer for my friends and relatives. It makes me feel like I'm doing something to help, and I also feel it's my duty to carry my family members to their final resting place if I'm able. Take care of things right up to the end. All part of the process.

When I was in Catholic grade school, a friend of mine and I were frequently called out of class to be alter boys for funerals. Sometimes people we knew. Sometimes relatives of classmates. Sometimes complete strangers. The nuns knew we'd do a good, dignified job. It always felt like we were helping the survivors through a tough time.

100%.

I also went to Catholic school thru high school. I also was taught by nuns. Something you have to experience to understand.

That is a bygone time.

MoKelly

 

[MossRoad]

100%.

I also went to Catholic school thru high school. I also was taught by nuns. Something you have to experience to understand.

That is a bygone time.

MoKelly

Yep, you have to experience it to understand it, that's for sure. I'm not sad to see the nuns go and lay teachers take their place. Anything beyond that is probably a discussion for another forum.

 

[user.69169]

I tell you little secret. Cops doin traffic stop & auctioneer both operate on rythm & script. You screw de rythm up dey got no backup plan.
Cop lookin fer drunks, I ain't, have nice conversation and he feels good he sent me on way & warned me bout evil ball bearing meter maids down de road.

Funeral different story. Old woman mean as he!! all her life, 101 years of it, everybody knew. Daughters both conditioned by Nuns in helmets. People come to funeral mostly went to schol wid sisters. Talked about things dey remembered as kids and saay how dey knew girls went thru he!!. Woman hated (removed) wid blue passion. OK, just add to de list, no big thing. Betcha I held mirror under her nose in coffin, gotta be sure.

Skypilot in dress talk about seein woman every sunday & when she in wheelchair takin de snack up to her so she don't roll down ramp. Yapp on how he dis and dat, never mention how he not have time to stop by apartment for 100th birthday. I listen good. Sister in choir so bunch of dem show up and sing pretty good. Grandkids supposed to be good catlicks. Look like freaks. (removed) can wear suit wife bought to bury him in you can too. Riding to graveyard wife tells me how she and sis had sitdown wid skypilot night before and told him everything he remember. He probably only remember by himself he took every buck old woman had. (removed) brought camera to funeral, tell wife way "family" scattered might be last chance to get picture so many standing up still. She thought good idea.

Not many flowers, not many people care enough to send any to miserable excuse for woman. Daughters bought big bunch of roses. Wife hands one from bunch to me and says she wants to dry it to keep forever. TRANSLATION here job for you (removed), do it. I jump on search engine & learn. Learn too certain cat litter all silica gel, and good thing I got cast iron mortar & pestle. Rose still look good in Mason jar of cat litter.

Got to talk to adopted G dottir, she full blood Cherokee, we get along good together, understand each other too. Got to watch steppunk stay far from me as he could and shake. Finally met girl he married, still yet to be properly introduced, and after hear her talk I glad don't gotta listen to her. Voice make dogs ears bleed for sure. I glad I was banned from wedding fer tellin her stepdad to chian her in cellar till she got smart. Year after funeral she got smart. Punk got her $200,000 in debt at age 26 & dey got baby. She throw punk out door and sell house dat in her name only cause punk can't finance pack of Marlboro. (removed) just grins.

Sisters, we kinda look out after each other & fight wid each other way sposta be. Bunch called in report, he haulin 4 Blizack tires to Aunt so she can burn dem up. Jury still out if UBER put her on blacklist. Wouldn't blame if dey did. Last time Bunch rode her he made her stay in doghouse behind cab. She textbook backseat driver. Baby sis always my favorite, still remember buildin ovens wid her. She taught her kid to do and he sells brick ovens to yuppie people. Some dat closeby she personal inspects and signs. Kinda funny what people will pay for brick oven in de yard, den pay more to move to new house. Love to watch her inspecting new oven just one time while rich people watch little old lady wid white hair wriggle in on blanket.

Wasyername fellow so proud to point out you got me on ignore, thankee fer reminding us how smart you are. Hope somebody repost so you can read; De pot in chair is NOT a hardhat, sure fits you tho.

 

[user.69169]

Yep, you have to experience it to understand it, that's for sure. I'm not sad to see the nuns go and lay teachers take their place. Anything beyond that is probably a discussion for another forum.

Best I got is I read Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect UP. Married to one long enough I think book is pretty true.
Woman ripped up at least 10 printouts of Emancipation Proclamation because Sister taught Lincoln freed de slaves. When one of her fellow workers told her I right, she comes out wid "Sister was probably misinformed". I just grin.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

I born wet, cold & hungry, hope to go out different, but might not. Been dyin since day I was born, no other way off planet. Eternal file drawer & funeral all paid for. Bills are all paid. I can off top of my head think of 40 ladies & men now gone, close my eyes and see most. Some I went to funerals and told jokes and stories. Headed for MIL's funeral 10 years back get lit up on de superslab, pull over, Deputy steps up I say mornin son. He wants me he got me 20 over fair & square. He asks where I'm goin, Williamsport, gotta be at funeral in morning. He says they on DWI harvest bein St Pats day. OK you got one handy I be happy to put my gimp stick to him for ya. Drunk driver how I came to use stick.. He stops laughin and tells me to keep it slow down to rest stop where Troopers runnin radar. Asks by de way, who funeral for? Mother in Law, might meet Chinese Ambassador verifyin dey can stop payin her royalties on toretures. He says he figured, I seemed happy.

Stepped in to funeral 30 years back of good man and mentor, family all standin handshakin. Stepped to coffin Big Ed layin der in white suit. Knew Ed 20 years, never saw him in suit, kinda shocking. Went back talkin wid family, said pretty sure Ed got chow figured out upstairs, and where best rootbeer floats are. Everybody crackin up. Plenty good memorys and storys. Ed didn't need cryin, he needed his family to keep movin ahead.

Figure de people who matter to me I take to dinner now so dey ain't gotta eat memorial meal cryin in de soup. Might be last time some of us together breathing. Pretty sure I lived every day of my life cept for a few in hospitals, remember who came by to visit when I was in. Most people I know everybody knows each other dogs and cats names cause dey family too and greet appropriately. When dey roll me to drawer Stars & Bars be on top of box, and be some fine dogs walkin along wid me. Be more waitin at de bridge. Fiddler be playin. What anybody say about me of no matter, I tell something it truth best I know. If I wrong 1000 angels singin bout purity of my intention make no difference.

Long & short, everybody walk life path alone, nobody but you inside head. Way too much social pressure to make somebody happy, don't none change you bein alone. Anybody lamenting how dey miss me when I gone should have spent more time wid me while I breathin.

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[Industrial Toys]

I like relating to people one on one. Have a real conversation, none of this talking about the weather, superfluous communications. I find humans just get extra stupid when in a group. Is that honest enough? Not saying I wouldn't go to the funeral of a friend or family member, but I wouldn't like the "gathering" aspect of it. Don't even get me satrate on a "celebration of life".

Besides, having to spend money on dress clothes that FIT, might kill me too.