people going to funerals - for people they didn't really know
13-Jun-2007, 09:41 AM
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people going to funerals - for people they didn't really know
anyone ever been to a funeral where there are people who didn't really know the person that past away?
A friend of mine recently passed and there is this one person who never even met my friend but went to not only the viewing and the funeral, but the reception and the friends going out for a dinner.
i find it really weird. I can't tell if this person thinks they are being supportive or is merely trying to make friends which is kind of messed up.
A friend of mine recently passed and there is this one person who never even met my friend but went to not only the viewing and the funeral, but the reception and the friends going out for a dinner.
i find it really weird. I can't tell if this person thinks they are being supportive or is merely trying to make friends which is kind of messed up.
13-Jun-2007, 11:08 AM
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dude, that's whack. and kinda disrespectful...unless they really were there for emotional support...like if they were accompanying a friend.
an acquaintance of mine passed away recently and my friend called me to tell me b/c she was friends with this person and thought that i was friend's with the person too at some point and asked me if i wanted to go to the viewing. but we weren't close and it would've felt awkward b/c i didn't really know the person, but i told my friend i'd go with her for emotional support if she needed me...but she said that was ok and that she understood.
so yeah, i wouldnt go to funeral for someone i barely knew let alone never met...that's just really whack.
an acquaintance of mine passed away recently and my friend called me to tell me b/c she was friends with this person and thought that i was friend's with the person too at some point and asked me if i wanted to go to the viewing. but we weren't close and it would've felt awkward b/c i didn't really know the person, but i told my friend i'd go with her for emotional support if she needed me...but she said that was ok and that she understood.
so yeah, i wouldnt go to funeral for someone i barely knew let alone never met...that's just really whack.
14-Jun-2007, 08:25 PM
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Re: people going to funerals - for people they didn't really know
Originally posted by Bruce Fee
i find it really weird. I can't tell if this person thinks they are being supportive or is merely trying to make friends which is kind of messed up.
i find it really weird. I can't tell if this person thinks they are being supportive or is merely trying to make friends which is kind of messed up.
they should invent funeral cake...put a little coffin on the top
Happy Funeral!
15-Jun-2007, 08:42 AM
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Re: Re: people going to funerals - for people they didn't really know
Originally posted by nnniiiccckkk007
funeral food is delicious, although it is still no substitute for wedding cake...
they should invent funeral cake...put a little coffin on the top
Happy Funeral!
funeral food is delicious, although it is still no substitute for wedding cake...
they should invent funeral cake...put a little coffin on the top
Happy Funeral!
15-Jun-2007, 08:48 AM
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The person who died isn't feeling the grief and loss--it's the surviving family members/loved ones who are experiencing it. Going to a funeral or visitation gives them the support and sympathy they can use, no matter how minute it seems at the time.
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