Pictures at funerals (not for the squeamish)

[suzee]

(02-01-2010 01:36 PM)Vulgaria Wrote:  

(02-01-2010 01:17 PM)suzee Wrote:  

(02-01-2010 01:02 PM)Indiangirl Wrote:  Sorry for your loss, Suzee. I've quit going to funerals. Not out of disrespect, but I just don't want to have the memory of my loved ones in a coffin. A friend's that I went to that was open casket, I could see where the shotgun knicked his lip. I'd rather keep the memories of him in class and drawing some of the most beautiful pictures I have ever seen.

Thank you, I'm sorry for the loss of your friend. Since my husband passed I have only gone to 1 viewing/funeral. I took my son and his friend to their best friends services. He was killed in a car crash at the age of 16. He was hit head on by a drunk driver.
My parents didn't want any services, they were cremated. I have instructed my sons I want the same as mom and dad. They promised they will do that. If they want a memerial service that is up to them. Everyone has their own thing. I tell the people I love and care about how I feel when they are alive. That way there is no unsaid business or regrets. Life is to short.

I'm really sorry for your loss, as little as that means. Dad died of cancer a couple months ago, we had him cremated as well. Mom and I have it in our wills that the same will be done..

The only services I remember going to were.... My Grandma Anna when I was I think... 4? I was with Dad and I remember seeing her in the casket, the upper half was open but the bottom half was closed. I remember saying "Dad..... She's broken." then walking out and telling my uncle to "Be careful she doesn't sit up and scare you."

The only other service was for my cousin Wendy, a close friend of Dads, it was one of the very few times I remember crying over the loss of someone, and I really didn't know her prior to a couple weeks before she passed, she also died of cancer. I was 17 at the time.

Again, sorry to hear about both you and IG's friends and family members..

I'm sorry to hear about your dad. Cancer is such a horrible disease.
I liked what you told your uncle.

[Vulgaria]

Ahh, the side effects of letting your infant watch horror movies with you, eh?

[suzee]

(02-01-2010 02:11 PM)Vulgaria Wrote:  Ahh, the side effects of letting your infant watch horror movies with you, eh?

lol I didn't think of it that way. lol.
Maybe thats why at times I have such a warp sense of humor. I loved watching horror movie. The scarier the better, oh yeah.

I was thinking of that old saying Out of the mouth of babes. You never know what kids are going to say next.

[Indiangirl]

We actually have a thread about what kids say. Let me find it...

[suzee]

(02-01-2010 02:30 PM)Indiangirl Wrote:  We actually have a thread about what kids say. Let me find it...

Let me know if you find it. I would like to read it.

[scarygirl67]

Here ya go suzee..there are some gems in it!

http://www.talkparanormal.com/thread-2465.html

[TheHeartBelieves]

Well, when my great grandpa died, his daughter took a picture of him beforere he died and right after he died. She hung those pictures up on her wall because she believed that it could capture his spirit or something like that. Something I don't really think so.

[lightkeeper]

I'm also sorry for your loss Suzee.
I can understand the old pictures, when people didn't have a lot of photos it was a way to capture perhaps the only image one might have of a loved one.
Today they seem to be a creepy; but still fasinating curiousity.

[suzee]

(02-02-2010 02:34 PM)lightkeeper Wrote:  I'm also sorry for your loss Suzee.
I can understand the old pictures, when people didn't have a lot of photos it was a way to capture perhaps the only image one might have of a loved one.
Today they seem to be a creepy; but still fasinating curiousity.

Yes they are creepy. But I do find the photos from years ago fasinating too. I find myself courious to look at the photos from long ago. I think it is because things were done so differently back then. If that makes sense.