December 9, 2015: Part of the family.
by littlemissfuneral
Today I received not so good news about a family member of mine. It’s not like it’s anything that we weren’t expecting. It’s just that we always thought we had more time.
Time.
That’s the thing, isn’t it? We never know when the clock is going to run out.
I hate being a funeral director during moments like this. Moments when my uncle calls me asking for advice. Moments when I have to step out of ‘being part of the family’ and into my role as a funeral director. It’s hard. It’s the holidays. I shouldn’t have to be doing this.
After the news (and after my arrangement and preneed conferences) I went out to eat with my husband, mom, dad, brother and sister-in-law. And I drank a few margaritas. Probably a few more than I should have. (Could you guys tell?) I don’t care, though. Sometimes you need to forget that you’re a funeral director. Sometimes you just need to be part of the family.
little miss funeral
I can imagine how much harder it would be. Sorry for your loss. Hope the margaritas helped.
I agree. I had to do the preneed conference on my grandmother around this same time last year when she only had a few months left. That was the most difficult moment… ever… for me. After she died, I was honored to be able to fix her hair and makeup for her and to make sure her services were just like she wanted. Prayers for you and your family. It is never a good time for that news, but the the holidays really are the worst.