So recently, I mean this week recently I had a death in my family. On Sunday of last week, my Grandmother passed away, my Dads Mom. Now, originally I was going to write about how Death makes us all think, and that we are all faced with our own mortality and blah blah blah. THEN, the funeral came up, and once again I was faced with the utter stupidity of the human race.
A few years ago my Father passed away, untimely and a surprise so as you can imagine that was a pretty hard time for my family. What really has stuck with me though is the sheer stupidity of some people. Now granted Death freaks people out, and obviously some people are just going to say the wrong thing even though they don't mean any harm. Every person who told me at the funeral that I was now the man of the house, yes I did want to kill but I understand that it isn't their fault they just don't know what to say. Well then why don't people just say that? I do, anytime someone I know has lost someone I say basically the same thing. "I've been where you are, and I know that there is nothing that I could say that would make this any better, just know, that I am here for you." There ya go, for all of you idiots who stick your foot right into your mouths, take my words and make them your own.
But that isn't the end, oh no friends hardly the end at all. Well just before my Father died his Mother had bought him this necklace from Florida. You know the kind, it was shells, like a choker, but the shells weren't small like the cool ones of the eighties, no they were big and ugly. So obviously my dad never wore it. Well the day of the funeral, his Grandmother showed up, and put it on his dead body while it lay in the coffin. Do you fucking believe that?
So fast forward to a few days ago, and now this woman has passed on and I'm at the funeral. My mom comes up to me and tells me that my Grandmother has requested that her ashes, and those of her boyfriend be buried with my dad. Excuse me? So are they going to dig him up and put their ashes in there? Excuse me? And I mean this guy wasn't even my Dads Father, he was her boyfriend after they divorced. Like who the fuck asks this shit? I mean give me a fuckin break here people.
But what do you say? Fuck no, I mean it was her last wish and I don't think my Dad gives a fuck. I just don't know though, I just don't think that's a normal thing to request. I mean was it in a will? Why didn't someone mention this before she died? My Dads been dead for years now, you know like fuckin ask someone before you spring this shit on them.
So there you go, my column for this week. Fuck you!
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