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Janice · 10-17-2009, 11:23 PM

Will you be buried or cremated? For all of you youngsters, you maybe never give it a thought.

However, sooner or later, it's something that you have to think about. Actually, I decided when I was 15 that I was going to be cremated when I die. I've never changed my mind. It has to do with my claustrophia. Yes, yes, I realize that I won't be alive if I was in a coffin, six feet under. No matter, I'm having my ashes scattered at sea. Has anyone else made a decision? I also realize that this is a very morbid topic, so if it's too dark for you, please move on.

catlover79 · 10-17-2009, 11:27 PM

I'm with Janice. Plus, I don't want to be put on display at calling hours. My grandparents were both cremated, buried privately and then had a memorial service at the church. That's the way I'd want it.

Courtnee · 10-17-2009, 11:27 PM

Cremated. It's pointless to have something dead buried in the ground. Taking up unnecessary space.

LuLu Rogers · 10-17-2009, 11:28 PM

I want to be buried, no doubt in my mind. I've always said that I wanted to be buried under a big Oak tree in Kentucky, LOL.

Chocoholic · 10-17-2009, 11:38 PM

I want to be cremated and have my ashes scattered in the river that runs through my hometown.

I agree with Monika about being on display during a wake. It's too creepy for me. I've been to quite a few wakes and just find looking at the dead body too upsetting and disturbing. I know some people need that sense of closure, but not me. When my time comes, I just want a memorial service with pictures and videos of me shown alive.

Chocoholic · 10-17-2009, 11:45 PM

I got this idea from Janice's "After you die" thread. I can't stand going to wakes where the person's body is on display in an open casket. I've been to quite a few, including close relatives and and found it upsetting and disturbing each time. I want to remember that person as how they were alive. I know some people consider it closure, but I don't. When I die, I want a funeral and memorial service, but no wake or calling hours.

Brian Damage · 10-17-2009, 11:54 PM

I want to be cremated. No way I want an open casket or anything like that.

treky · 10-18-2009, 12:02 AM

I think I'd like to be cremated.

MikeLutton · 10-18-2009, 12:05 AM

i can not handle wakes i went to my daddy's one time so disturbing and tramatizing i can not handle it i wil never forget seeing my daddy gone like that never get over it

i want be in casket but not underground i dont know just hard think about it

Hollow · 10-18-2009, 12:10 AM

cemeteries are beautiful. i always wanted to be part of one. i found on monday i might have a cancer risk and i was upset at first, but i'm liking the idea more and more, so i'm hoping i'll die from it. a symbol marking my lack of existence would be wonderful. i want to be buried in my prom dress with my stuffed animals.

Janice · 10-18-2009, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeL

i can not handle wakes i went to my daddy's one time so disturbing and tramatizing i can not handle it i wil never forget seeing my daddy gone like that never get over it

i want be in casket but not underground i dont know just hard think about it

I'm sorry it was so hard for you. I think open caskets are awful.

phoebe7165 · 10-18-2009, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Courtnee

Cremated. It's pointless to have something dead buried in the ground. Taking up unnecessary space.

I agree. Not to mention it's much cheaper to get cremated. I never understood spending thousands of dollars for a funeral. I'm not sure I want a service yet, but my family knows my wishes after I'm gone before I'm cremated. Use what the doctors can - organs, eyes, skin. This may sound gross to some people but I'll have no use for them. Better to give this to others who can.

Hollow · 10-18-2009, 12:23 AM

are all these death topics some kind of conspiracy to keep me from leaving again like i announced i would? i was just going to post in that balloon boy thread, but now all these threads are starting to come up and it's hard to resist.

anyway, no. i hate losing people i love, but death itself is beautiful and i'd rather see them in that state before laying them to rest. i still vividly remember seeing my mom in her casket and i get visions of it when i think about dying. it makes me feel at peace. i don't want mine open though. i hate attention.

catlover79 · 10-18-2009, 12:29 AM

In a word - YES.

catlover79 · 10-18-2009, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Janice

I'm sorry it was so hard for you. I think open caskets are awful.

I agree 100%.

10-17-2009, 11:23 PM	#1
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	After you die... Will you be buried or cremated? For all of you youngsters, you maybe never give it a thought. However, sooner or later, it's something that you have to think about. Actually, I decided when I was 15 that I was going to be cremated when I die. I've never changed my mind. It has to do with my claustrophia. Yes, yes, I realize that I won't be alive if I was in a coffin, six feet under. No matter, I'm having my ashes scattered at sea. Has anyone else made a decision? I also realize that this is a very morbid topic, so if it's too dark for you, please move on.

10-17-2009, 11:27 PM	#2
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	I'm with Janice. Plus, I don't want to be put on display at calling hours. My grandparents were both cremated, buried privately and then had a memorial service at the church. That's the way I'd want it.
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10-17-2009, 11:27 PM	#3
Courtnee MAN VS SAMMICH. Forum Star Join Date: Mar 23, 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 16,413	Cremated. It's pointless to have something dead buried in the ground. Taking up unnecessary space.
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10-17-2009, 11:28 PM	#4
LuLu Rogers Colonel Brandon Forum Fanatic Join Date: Mar 23, 2004 Location: The Hogwarts Dungeons Posts: 11,013	I want to be buried, no doubt in my mind. I've always said that I wanted to be buried under a big Oak tree in Kentucky, LOL.
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10-17-2009, 11:45 PM	#6
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	Does going to a wake with an open casket disturb you? I got this idea from Janice's "After you die" thread. I can't stand going to wakes where the person's body is on display in an open casket. I've been to quite a few, including close relatives and and found it upsetting and disturbing each time. I want to remember that person as how they were alive. I know some people consider it closure, but I don't. When I die, I want a funeral and memorial service, but no wake or calling hours.

10-17-2009, 11:38 PM	#5
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	I want to be cremated and have my ashes scattered in the river that runs through my hometown. I agree with Monika about being on display during a wake. It's too creepy for me. I've been to quite a few wakes and just find looking at the dead body too upsetting and disturbing. I know some people need that sense of closure, but not me. When my time comes, I just want a memorial service with pictures and videos of me shown alive.

10-17-2009, 11:54 PM	#7
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	I want to be cremated. No way I want an open casket or anything like that.
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10-18-2009, 12:02 AM	#8
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	I think I'd like to be cremated.
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10-18-2009, 12:05 AM	#9
MikeLutton Mike Lutton DVD Legend! Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 05, 2005 Location: usa pennsyvania Posts: 6,887	i can not handle wakes i went to my daddy's one time so disturbing and tramatizing i can not handle it i wil never forget seeing my daddy gone like that never get over it i want be in casket but not underground i dont know just hard think about it
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10-18-2009, 12:10 AM	#10
Hollow Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 16, 2001 Posts: 30,406	cemeteries are beautiful. i always wanted to be part of one. i found on monday i might have a cancer risk and i was upset at first, but i'm liking the idea more and more, so i'm hoping i'll die from it. a symbol marking my lack of existence would be wonderful. i want to be buried in my prom dress with my stuffed animals.

10-18-2009, 12:23 AM	#13
Hollow Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 16, 2001 Posts: 30,406	are all these death topics some kind of conspiracy to keep me from leaving again like i announced i would? i was just going to post in that balloon boy thread, but now all these threads are starting to come up and it's hard to resist. anyway, no. i hate losing people i love, but death itself is beautiful and i'd rather see them in that state before laying them to rest. i still vividly remember seeing my mom in her casket and i get visions of it when i think about dying. it makes me feel at peace. i don't want mine open though. i hate attention.

10-18-2009, 12:29 AM	#14
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	In a word - YES.