It’s upsetting when the people you love interpret your emotions through a negative lens. You can control your thoughts and your actions, but you really can’t control your emotions, especially when something as emotionally charged as the loss of a loved one happens. Nobody knows exactly how they’re going to react when they lose their …
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Dad refuses to attend the funeral of his ex-mother-in-law because she offered to buy her daughter a house if she divorced him during the 34 years they were married: ‘My kids are pressuring me to go’
There is a lot of judgment surrounding how people deal with loss. You’re either too sad or not sad enough. I hate the idea that you can only take a week off work after losing someone extremely close to you. As a society, we really need to bring back formal morning periods, where women wear …
Seguir leyendo Dad refuses to attend the funeral of his ex-mother-in-law because she offered to buy her daughter a house if she divorced him during the 34 years they were married: ‘My kids are pressuring me to go’
Dad calls his son selfish for wearing a new gray coat to his grandfathers funeral, insists he spend $50-60 on a new black coat instead: ‘I have not heard from him since’
Funerals are a stressful time. You have to be focused on planning this huge event that appropriately honors the life of your loved one while trying to distract yourself from the grief that’s currently eating you alive. I have no idea how people can get through funeral speeches and songs without bursting into tears immediately. …
Seguir leyendo Dad calls his son selfish for wearing a new gray coat to his grandfathers funeral, insists he spend $50-60 on a new black coat instead: ‘I have not heard from him since’
‘Monster high students’: Goth teenager arrives at prom in a casket, commenters lose their minds
If you’re more than a few years out from high school like me, you might have forgotten that it is indeed prom season. Teens are arriving at their gymnasiums in jewel-toned mermaid gowns, trying not to sweat through their blowout while dancing to «Get Low» (or whatever teenagers listen to now), and wondering if they’ll go to Denny’s afterward. It’s a magical night. But more than …
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Runway Model Catwalks at a Funeral, Shocks Internet
Like almost everyone, I’ve spent some time thinking about how I’d like my funeral to go. I plan out the guest list, and the music, and even wonder what the eulogizers will say. It can be kind of fun to think about it as a big party celebrating your life, full of everyone you love …
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Boss Plans to Fire Employee After His Father’s Passing Because She ‘Didn’t Know How Responsible He Was’
Family emergencies are one of those things that can really show a company’s true colors. When you’re a diligent hard worker who always shows up on time and rarely calls off, it’s easy to feel like you’ve earned the good graces of the company. After all, you’ve put in so much hard work for them, …
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Boss Plans to Fire Employee After His Father’s Passing Because She ‘Doesn’t Know How Responsible He is’
Family emergencies are one of those things that can really show a company’s true colors. When you’re a diligent hard worker who always shows up on time and rarely calls off, it’s easy to feel like you’ve earned the good graces of the company. After all, you’ve put in so much hard work for them, …
Seguir leyendo Boss Plans to Fire Employee After His Father’s Passing Because She ‘Doesn’t Know How Responsible He is’
Boss Posts Bizarre Note Explaining Funeral Leave Policy
Calling off work to go to a fake funeral is so common it’s almost considered cliche. People online talk about pretending their grandma dies at every new job, which is something I have not been desperate enough to do yet. Even though it’s relatively uncommon in the working world (college professors see this excuse more …
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Hyper-Specific Memes For People Who Work in the Funeral Industry
I can’t pretend to really know anything about working in the funeral industry. To me, it seems incredibly bleak. Surrounding oneself with death and people grieving the loss of their loved ones. As someone with major death anxiety, I couldn’t possibly handle it. So imagine my surprise when I stumbled upon a meme account that …
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Heinous & Disrespectful Things That Have Happened At Funerals
While the living may have a say in their funeral plans before they die, the truth is that they’re more for their loved ones who are grieving. Unfortunately, sometimes those people cannot be trusted to behave appropriately at what is supposed to be a respectful and somber affair. Redditor u/Bankrupt-R-Us has provided us with ample …
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