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<blockquote data-quote="Abbey" data-source="post: 336171" data-attributes="member: 179"><p>In general, I avoid funerals. What I would rather do is keep contact with the family after the fact. I'm dreadfully sorry if they see this as a slight, but it makes me uncomfortable. I'd rather be the person you call a year later who needs a pick me up.</p><p></p><p>This is a really bad analogy, but maybe Linda could chime in. When I left Vegas I had my former customers and coworkers call me every day for the first 3 months. It was well intentioned, but it just made me more homesick than I already was. It was a daily reminder of what I left. It would have been better to have a call every month or so.</p><p></p><p>I can only imagine that when someone close to you passes you have this onslaught of well meaning people. Personally, I'd just want to shut the door and think, but give me a ring sometime in the future. I think of her husband and what he's going through right now...kids, planning the funeral, constant calls...I just put it out there that I'm available if needed. He was pretty blind-sided by this.</p><p></p><p>Yuck.</p><p></p><p>Abbey</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Abbey, post: 336171, member: 179"] In general, I avoid funerals. What I would rather do is keep contact with the family after the fact. I'm dreadfully sorry if they see this as a slight, but it makes me uncomfortable. I'd rather be the person you call a year later who needs a pick me up. This is a really bad analogy, but maybe Linda could chime in. When I left Vegas I had my former customers and coworkers call me every day for the first 3 months. It was well intentioned, but it just made me more homesick than I already was. It was a daily reminder of what I left. It would have been better to have a call every month or so. I can only imagine that when someone close to you passes you have this onslaught of well meaning people. Personally, I'd just want to shut the door and think, but give me a ring sometime in the future. I think of her husband and what he's going through right now...kids, planning the funeral, constant calls...I just put it out there that I'm available if needed. He was pretty blind-sided by this. Yuck. Abbey [/QUOTE]
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