It's ok, you can laugh.
My dad is and always has been a planner. And now that he and my mom have been retired for a couple of years, they been planning their funeral and deciding what they want for burial, etc. Some think its morbid and unfortunately a lot of families don't talk about it at all. I for one, am very glad my parents are open about it, and can even find some humor in it.
Case in point this weekend - Mom and Dad just bought a niche at a mausoleum and since all of us kids were home for the holiday, we took a quick car ride to see it. As we're riding over, I suggested that we take a picture of them in front of the niche for a "before" picture. We all just bust a gut laughing! Seriously - we all laughed SO DAMN HARD! Dad's follow up was "... and the after pic will coming in 30 years, so please be patient!" At this point we're all wheezing from laughing so hard!
It's a beautiful place and doesn't have that oppressive somber feeling that some funeral homes have. We spent some time looking at some of the memorials and I thanked Mom and Dad for taking us here and more importantly, being open with all of us about their wishes.
Of course I had to post the picture on Facebook and of course my one aunt, bless her "we don't talk about these things without whispering!" heart, she commented only with a "Really?" which made us laugh all over again.
My family. :o)
Case in point this weekend - Mom and Dad just bought a niche at a mausoleum and since all of us kids were home for the holiday, we took a quick car ride to see it. As we're riding over, I suggested that we take a picture of them in front of the niche for a "before" picture. We all just bust a gut laughing! Seriously - we all laughed SO DAMN HARD! Dad's follow up was "... and the after pic will coming in 30 years, so please be patient!" At this point we're all wheezing from laughing so hard!
It's a beautiful place and doesn't have that oppressive somber feeling that some funeral homes have. We spent some time looking at some of the memorials and I thanked Mom and Dad for taking us here and more importantly, being open with all of us about their wishes.
Of course I had to post the picture on Facebook and of course my one aunt, bless her "we don't talk about these things without whispering!" heart, she commented only with a "Really?" which made us laugh all over again.
My family. :o)