I am so sick of funerals. I just had to go to three funerals in three days and thats three too many. Three friends were killed last Thursday when they pulled in front of a semi. They were on their way to the lake to go fishin. I know that this was God's plan and that they are with him now, but I pray that I don't have to go to another funeral for a loooong time. R.I.P. Alicia, Taylore, and Jae!!!!! We love ya'll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hate funerals. :(

I haven't had to go to one though since March 2002 when my great-grandpa(who was 88) died. Before that it was my grandmother in May 2000.

Originally posted by Divisionbabe05
I am so sick of funerals. I just had to go to three funerals in three days and thats three too many. Three friends were killed last Thursday when they pulled in front of a semi. They were on their way to the lake to go fishin. I know that this was God's plan and that they are with him now, but I pray that I don't have to go to another funeral for a loooong time. R.I.P. Alicia, Taylore, and Jae!!!!! We love ya'll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That really sucks. :(

I've been to one funeral. Earlier this month one of my sister's best friends died of a herion overdose, so I went to hers. :(

Originally posted by MaydayMalonesGirl
That really sucks. :(

I've been to one funeral. Earlier this month one of my sister's best friends died of a herion overdose, so I went to hers. :(

Do you live in So Cal?... I knew someone who died from the same thing earlier this month as well.

Originally posted by SBTB Geek
Do you live in So Cal?... I knew someone who died from the same thing earlier this month as well.

Nope, I live in New Jersey.

I can't take funerals. Even if I didn't know the person I still cry. Especially when they're old people and their husband or wife is just there. It makes me feel so sad for them.

When my friend died in a car accident in 2000 I didn't find out until after the funeral and that's one thing I'll always regret for the rest of my life.

i've only been to my mom's.. it was on a school day and everyone in my class came, to my surprise. some girls that were always a bitch to me were crying really hard and saying said they were sorry. i actually didnt cry during it until the end when everyone else was.

:bighug:

That's something nobody should have to go through, so many funderals in so few days. :(

I thought I had it bad - I went to 4 funerals in a period of 19 months...I haven't had to go to one since October of 2002, thank God. I went to a funeral in June of 2001 for a classmate who died in a car accident - it was so sad, (almost) everybody from my school showed up for the funeral. :(

How sad for you. 3 funerals is a bit much.

Originally posted by Vera Wang
I can't take funerals. Even if I didn't know the person I still cry. Especially when they're old people and their husband or wife is just there. It makes me feel so sad for them. It's even worse when the girls are all 15 and 16 and you have to watch their poor mommas lose it right there during the service. Taylore's momma laid across her casket and Alicia's momma went up to the casket during the service and put alicia's cheer jacket across her. She also put her cell phone in the casket and told her to call her when she got to Heaven. Alicia and Taylore's mommas have had to be drugged up. Parents should NEVER have to bury their children...it should be the other way around. At all three funerals there were over 1,000 people at each one. Please pray for the families and friends of Alicia, Taylore', and Jae. They will be missed.

~* Gone Fishin' 3/18/04 *~

I've never cried at one yet. I just really didn't want to be there. Like I didn't know how to act. But that'll change in the future, I'm sure. I can cry at anything now. ohno:

I went to my aunt's funeral 13 years ago, and haven't gone to another since.

I've only been to one funeral in my life, and that was for my great-aunt back in 1996. Everyone else in my family that has died had their funerals in Poland, so there was really no necesity for me to tag along with my parents when they went to my grandparents and great-grandparents funerals. I've visited them in the cemetary many times, though. I never cry, but I always get that feeling in the pit of my stomach when I go there.

I've been to a total of about 6 funerals I think so far. They all were old people that it wasn't shocking that they died, except one was a classmates mom from cancer and the other was a 19 year old guy who went to my high school. That was the worst one because he was so young. Well, when he died he was out a high school and in the Navy. Then him and his friend were driving at night and they hit a semi. The friend lived, but he died unfortunately. I don't think I cried. I didn't know him that well, except he was in choir with me. It was so sad.

Divisionbabe05,

I am very sorry to hear of your friends passing away!

I have unfortunately been to several funerals, but none (thank heavens) of children or teenagers. I have, however, been to my own sister's which was the worst day of my life.

My thoughts on open caskets: when I was 10, I went to my uncle's funeral. I didn't want to go in and view the body, but my mom prodded me. She said "It just looks like he's asleep." When I saw him lying there, I thought, "No - he looks dead alright." And It was a little freaky and traumatic for me - even though I was not close to him - didn't know him that well.

When my sister passed away, it was also open casket, and my little nephews who were 10, 8, and 5 viewed her. I wondered at the time if that had been to traumatic for them. However, the boys did grow up normally and didn't seem to be affected too much - although I think the oldest one had a very hard time dealing with it as he was just old enough to understand about suicide.

Anyway, I would never make a young child (or older one, for that matter) either view a body in a casket or attend a funeral. Some could handle it, but some may not be able to, and I think they could pay their respects in other ways.

They were all beautiful girls....there is a website with thier pictures on it, but i dunno if it'll work. It's www.friendsoftaj.us You should check it out.