And no one wanted to upset her by reminding her?
"Pumpkin, you forgot to put your clothes on when you got dressed."
Saffron: But we've been wed. Aren't we to become one flesh? Mal: Well, no, uh... We're still two fleshes here, and I think that your flesh ought to sleep somewhere else.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Cass - Jan 01, 2010 4:12:22 pm PST #28763 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
bon bon - Jan 01, 2010 4:14:40 pm PST #28764 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
And she was freezing, too! It just looked inappropriate, and too derivative of Cher.
§ ita § - Jan 01, 2010 4:15:27 pm PST #28765 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Whoah. Viewing. Intense. I, like, don't want to be viewed. And now I know my my mother doesn't want to be viewed either.
It's strange being back in New Orleans. I feel weird, but we will be taking some advantage of the locale tonight by finding food downtown. I need to decompress after the viewing. Watching D's mother deal, watching her sister, watching her son refuse to deal...
Connie Neil - Jan 01, 2010 4:18:10 pm PST #28766 of 30001
brillig
Viewings tend to the barbaric, for me. But I have open-casket funeral issues anyway. Too damned many as a kid.
sarameg - Jan 01, 2010 4:19:26 pm PST #28767 of 30001
Oof, ita. We had viewings for a couple of my grandparents. Wasn't too traumatic, but also reinforced not my thing. Watching reactions at funerals is always the part that kills me. I can stay all about my reaction until the minute I look at someone, then I start taking them on and it's always rough.
Hope you find good food and have good conversations.
aurelia - Jan 01, 2010 4:24:44 pm PST #28768 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I hope you are able to adequately decompress, ita. Viewings have never had the advertised closure effect on me either.
brenda m - Jan 01, 2010 4:25:03 pm PST #28769 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I've found the viewings to be - helpful isn't exactly the word. Grounding maybe, or something. I get they're not for everyone. But for me it's been a big part of processing and grieving.
brenda m - Jan 01, 2010 4:25:42 pm PST #28770 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
ita, I hope you're able to have a calm and soothing evening, and wish the best for you and your family.
Liese S. - Jan 01, 2010 4:26:55 pm PST #28771 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Mmm yeah viewings are tough. But you`re there with family, you`re together. That`s the important bit about funerals.
aurelia - Jan 01, 2010 4:30:24 pm PST #28772 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.