PHOTO CREDIT: TOPHEE MARQUEZ VIA PEXELS
Deadiquette: Why It’s Neccessary
When I was five, my parents dodged the furrowed brows and judgmental scowls of strangers as I approached an open casket. Jean, my trusted mahjong partner and “secret keeper” at the senior citizen’s center, had died. She was 83.
Nearly two decades later, I can still hear what was whispered about my presence around the funeral hall.
“You think that’s really appropriate?”
“I would never let my child see this.”
“Is she even old enough to understand?”
Or, my personal favorite from a “wise” greek woman:
“Don’t worry koukla mou, she is just having a long sleep.”
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Since then, I’ve attended my fair share of funerals with a range of guests and cultural backgrounds. But while funerals are experienced on a continuum of celebration, tradition and personal preference, some things are fatally universal.
For the sake of your loved ones and other funeral-going guests, don’t fall victim to a few classless comments about the departed. Here are just several things I’ve heard that should never be said at a funeral:
“Do you have any idea how much he left everyone?”
“I would just die if I lost my (brother, aunt, parent, etc.)”
“My dog of 11 years passed last May, I know how you feel.”
“Will there be a free lunch after this?”
“Now you can start dating again!”
“This must be a huge weight off your shoulders.”
“God only challenges his strongest children.”
“Everything happens for a reason.”
And finally, from the mouth of an old village woman with her husband at her side:
“What a beautiful ceremony! Your dad would’ve been so proud. Can I have your number so we can start making arrangements for my husband?”
Life Expired. 
God wants little flower in his garden too.
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Well he really was an ass
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She looks so life like
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