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Respect my wishes!

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  • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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    Doctor Phibes
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    Saying you don't want any fuss is quite a common thing to say, but as LD says this isn't for her benefit, it's for the people left behind.

    Missing my mother's funeral in 2020 due to the Covid lockdown still really bothers me 6 years later.

    I was only joking

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    • B Offline
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      There’s no reason friends can’t organize informally to celebrate a person’s life. I went to an impromptu culdesac barbecue where we ended up around a fire pit sharing great memories of a neighbor. He didn’t have a funeral. He didn’t want it. I respect that.
      None of my elders wanted funerals. Their choice. Our family was so tiny we just went to their favourite restaurants after we put the urns in the ground. That seems a tradition with us.

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      • MikM Offline
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        Yeah, I’m with Blondie. Get together, tell funny stories, enjoy her memory. Nothing disrespectful about that. I I think what she wanted to avoid was a traditional sobfest. I can relate to that. I’m leaning more and more towards being buried with a newly planted tree to fertilize it. Have a picnic on that spot, drink whatever is left of my wine cellar and laugh yourselves silly. Then Uber home. You won’t be fit to drive and designated drivers are prohibited at this event.

        "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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        • MikM Mik

          Yeah, I’m with Blondie. Get together, tell funny stories, enjoy her memory. Nothing disrespectful about that. I I think what she wanted to avoid was a traditional sobfest. I can relate to that. I’m leaning more and more towards being buried with a newly planted tree to fertilize it. Have a picnic on that spot, drink whatever is left of my wine cellar and laugh yourselves silly. Then Uber home. You won’t be fit to drive and designated drivers are prohibited at this event.

          Doctor PhibesD Offline
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          @Mik said:

          I’m leaning more and more towards being buried with a newly planted tree to fertilize it. Have a picnic on that spot, drink whatever is left of my wine cellar and laugh yourselves silly.

          We could probably do that before you were killed.

          I was only joking

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          • MikM Mik

            Yeah, I’m with Blondie. Get together, tell funny stories, enjoy her memory. Nothing disrespectful about that. I I think what she wanted to avoid was a traditional sobfest. I can relate to that. I’m leaning more and more towards being buried with a newly planted tree to fertilize it. Have a picnic on that spot, drink whatever is left of my wine cellar and laugh yourselves silly. Then Uber home. You won’t be fit to drive and designated drivers are prohibited at this event.

            AxtremusA Away
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            Axtremus
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            @Mik said:

            Have a picnic on that spot, ...

            Yeah, I have family who plan their burial plots with that in mind.

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            • MikM Offline
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              Suitable for dancing?

              "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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              • RenaudaR Offline
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                Blondie and Mik have the right idea. I would add there should be zero pressure on the deceased’s family members to get involved or contribute.

                Elbows up!

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                • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                  @Mik said:

                  I’m leaning more and more towards being buried with a newly planted tree to fertilize it. Have a picnic on that spot, drink whatever is left of my wine cellar and laugh yourselves silly.

                  We could probably do that before you were killed.

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                  @Doctor-Phibes said:

                  @Mik said:

                  I’m leaning more and more towards being buried with a newly planted tree to fertilize it. Have a picnic on that spot, drink whatever is left of my wine cellar and laugh yourselves silly.

                  We could probably do that before you were killed.

                  You got a new tree maybe? 😁

                  "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                  • RenaudaR Renauda

                    Blondie and Mik have the right idea. I would add there should be zero pressure on the deceased’s family members to get involved or contribute.

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                    @Renauda said:

                    Blondie and Mik have the right idea. I would add there should be zero pressure on the deceased’s family members to get involved or contribute.

                    Maybe the family didn't actually like her very much.

                    Flushing the toilet is like practicing the piano; you just cannot go too long without doing it.--Axtremus

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                    • MikM Offline
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                      Meh. then nobody shows up.

                      "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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