I have actually never been to one. I was supposed to goto my boss's funeral some years back, and became physically ill a couple hours before the service. I think the stress of having seen him post-stroke/pre-death got to me.
I was supposed to attend a memorial service for a friend's infant daughter this weekend, but none of us are speaking to her husband, and my own stress made me feel my attendance would have been detrimental.
I have a lot of personal guilt about not going to funerals.
You can unscreen if you like. How you *you* feel about them?
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Date: 2007-12-03 08:55 pm (UTC)I've had bad experiences with aggressive priests saying horrible things.
Unless it's too far away, I pretty much always go when invited, but I've not been invited to anyone where that would be controversial, anyway.
I'm generally support for someone else - rarely has someone in my own life died.
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Date: 2007-12-03 09:05 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-12-03 09:22 pm (UTC)I was supposed to attend a memorial service for a friend's infant daughter this weekend, but none of us are speaking to her husband, and my own stress made me feel my attendance would have been detrimental.
I have a lot of personal guilt about not going to funerals.
You can unscreen if you like. How you *you* feel about them?
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Date: 2007-12-04 01:40 am (UTC)(no subject)
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