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.
Fred: Oh my God! Angel, you're…cute! Angel: Fred, don't! Fred: Oh, but the little hands! And the hair! Angel: Hey! You're fired.
'Smile Time'
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.
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
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.
We already have a candidate for worst dressed of 2010
Is that a bedazzled wetsuit?
Completely unrelated... compare and contrast. The pair after those two is a little more dramatic.
Jesse - Jan 01, 2010 4:33:20 pm PST #28773 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Mmm yeah viewings are tough. But you`re there with family, you`re together. That`s the important bit about funerals.
Yeah, that. And you don't have to only be sad the whole time. That's OK.
Beverly - Jan 01, 2010 4:35:11 pm PST #28774 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I don't like viewings. I don't want to be viewed. I get earwormed with Forest Lawn and get hysterical giggles, which really is not respectful. Or understood by others.
sarameg - Jan 01, 2010 4:35:51 pm PST #28775 of 30001
For my grandparents funerals, the saving grace that made it a good thing were the babies and toddlers who didn't get it and didn't like seeing people sad. So they acted up. And we all started laughing uncontrollably. At my grandfather's, the pastor said "Ah, it's good to have the ___s back in this house" when the whole church fell apart laughing.
smonster - Jan 01, 2010 4:40:12 pm PST #28776 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
JZ, love the hair and the look. I love your smile, too!
Good luck, Jilli! They should totally give you stuff.
I had delicious gnocchi with winter squash, sweet potatoes, and greens. Nom nom.
smonster - Jan 01, 2010 4:42:39 pm PST #28777 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Viewings are weird. At my grandmother's last month, my sister was inconsolable and my brother and I kept exchanging stricken looks. The kids around did help.
Atropa - Jan 01, 2010 4:42:59 pm PST #28778 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I had delicious gnocchi with winter squash, sweet potatoes, and greens. Nom nom.
I want smonster's dinner, yes. But dinner here is going to be a big ploughman's-style thing, which will be just as nummy. (Lots of different cheeses, bread, ham, olives, sliced apple, carrots, and satsumas. Mmm, cheese.)
ita, I hope you are able to decompress tonight.