http://www.thecheckoutline.org/advice/lavish-funeral-do-we-need-to-have-one-too/ Advice for Dying and Death - When Sympathy Isnt Enough Fri, 18 May 2012 11:43:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.thecheckoutline.org/advice/lavish-funeral-do-we-need-to-have-one-too/comment-page-1/#comment-15185 Carlos Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:26:04 +0000 http://www.thecheckoutline.org/?p=893#comment-15185 Last year was before the financial crash. At this time most families are struggling to make ends meet, and are worried about job and financial security. Having a respectful funeral, which allows people to express their grief, is what is critical --not the price. Last year was before the financial crash. At this time most families are struggling to make ends meet, and are worried about job and financial security. Having a respectful funeral, which allows people to express their grief, is what is critical –not the price.

]]> http://www.thecheckoutline.org/advice/lavish-funeral-do-we-need-to-have-one-too/comment-page-1/#comment-15183 Jojo Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:53:07 +0000 http://www.thecheckoutline.org/?p=893#comment-15183 Judy, this question just proves your repeated point about the scam that funerals have become. Insteadof giving relatives and friends a chance to mourn the dead, it's turned into a status symbol. I don't know exactly how, but it's way past time for a consumer protest which will put an end to piles of money being buried in the ground, or going up in smoke. This economic downturn may be, interestingly, a godsend. Judy, this question just proves your repeated point about the scam that funerals have become. Insteadof giving relatives and friends a chance to mourn the dead, it’s turned into a status symbol. I don’t know exactly how, but it’s way past time for a consumer protest which will put an end to piles of money being buried in the ground, or going up in smoke. This economic downturn may be, interestingly, a godsend.

]]> http://www.thecheckoutline.org/advice/lavish-funeral-do-we-need-to-have-one-too/comment-page-1/#comment-15182 Eloise Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:49:23 +0000 http://www.thecheckoutline.org/?p=893#comment-15182 Sounds like a weird family to me. Gwen isn't overwhelmed by her mother's death and is mostly worried by what her husband's people will say? Is this a competition? They all need family therapy, that's what I think. Sounds like a weird family to me. Gwen isn’t overwhelmed by her mother’s death and is mostly worried by what her husband’s people will say? Is this a competition? They all need family therapy, that’s what I think.

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