Tales From Auntie's House: Saying Goodbye
Feb. 11th, 2012 12:55 amFriday was my aunt's funeral.
Thursday we went to the viewing. I usually dread viewings, but I dunno...it was easier this time. I think I'm getting used to seeing my loved ones dead.
The weather was cold, but thankfully not rainy for the funeral. It was a nice service and there was a group of around 20 people who came to remember my aunt. We than all gathered at the funeral home for refreshments and cake and cookies.
Then the bad part happened.
I won't go into it here except to say that having a "family meeting" on the day you bury a loved one is a bad idea. There's a lot of stress and emotions are high. Nobody's thinking clearly. What ensued never should've happened. What should've been a time of comforting each other and sharing memories turned into a massive blow-up and hurt feelings. It was horrible and all mom & I could do was sit there and listen and be in shock over it all. I just...I don't even know what's going to happen next and I'm heartbroken. I just don't want to think about it anymore right now.
We missed watching SPN and I'm currently getting a download.
Not sure when I'll feel up to watching it. Certainly not tonight.
All I really wanna do now is go to bed and sleep.
I think I'll just do the Just 'Cause post and call it a night.
Thursday we went to the viewing. I usually dread viewings, but I dunno...it was easier this time. I think I'm getting used to seeing my loved ones dead.
The weather was cold, but thankfully not rainy for the funeral. It was a nice service and there was a group of around 20 people who came to remember my aunt. We than all gathered at the funeral home for refreshments and cake and cookies.
Then the bad part happened.
I won't go into it here except to say that having a "family meeting" on the day you bury a loved one is a bad idea. There's a lot of stress and emotions are high. Nobody's thinking clearly. What ensued never should've happened. What should've been a time of comforting each other and sharing memories turned into a massive blow-up and hurt feelings. It was horrible and all mom & I could do was sit there and listen and be in shock over it all. I just...I don't even know what's going to happen next and I'm heartbroken. I just don't want to think about it anymore right now.
We missed watching SPN and I'm currently getting a download.
Not sure when I'll feel up to watching it. Certainly not tonight.
All I really wanna do now is go to bed and sleep.
I think I'll just do the Just 'Cause post and call it a night.