A Family Project (2022)(bittersoutherner.com)
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A Family Project (2022)
https://bittersoutherner.com/feature/2022/a-family-project
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That was fantastic, thanks for posting. One thing I really loved about it was what was missing: there was no explicit attempt to make a point or to assert a universal truth; it was just the facts of what happened and take it as you will.
Good parents walk with you until you are an adult, and take occasional steps with you even after that.
Good children honour that by walking with their parents to that final rest.
I am already doing that for my Octogenarian parents, having had a sabbatical morph into the opening stages of EoL prep. Thankfully mine are still kicking, with only a failing body on one side and early dementia on the other. They’re still functionally present, and deeply appreciate the shouldering of tasks that are slowly slipping from their own ability to handle.
Good children honour that by walking with their parents to that final rest.
I am already doing that for my Octogenarian parents, having had a sabbatical morph into the opening stages of EoL prep. Thankfully mine are still kicking, with only a failing body on one side and early dementia on the other. They’re still functionally present, and deeply appreciate the shouldering of tasks that are slowly slipping from their own ability to handle.
Glad to see an emotional family event that doesn't try following the latest social-media trends or societal norms in general. Instead the people involved just figured out what's important to them and did just that
What a great read. Thanks for sharing. It had honestly never crossed my mind that you didn't need to use an official cemetery to bury someone.
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Great read! Thank you for sharing :)
I loved how they put flowers in her hand made casket. Beautiful stuff
Possibly related but the funeral industry could probably use some innovation, typical caskets seem very expensive compared to simpler pine caskets
People need to buy caskets. If only expensive caskets exist, people will buy expensive caskets. Making cheaper caskets available would make people spend less money. Why would the funeral industry do this?
“It is our most modestly priced receptacle.”
“It is our most modestly priced receptacle.”
cskt.io is an AI-first company disrupting funerals with innovative cardboard burial receptacles.
This is beautifully written - don't know how this got on HN, but thank you for sharing it.
Heartfelt and poignant. Thank you for sharing.
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