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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not selfish. I don't need to attend a funeral to show "respect." No one is required to attend a funeral. This is doubly true if they are uncomfortable in that setting. Many people are. Traditional funerals are depressing and creepy. I am one who doesn't want the last memory I have of the person to be in that setting. And there is nothing wrong with that.

There is nothing helpful to anyone at a funeral that can't be provided outside that setting: cards, flowers, bringing meals, taking family members out, helping with other tasks.

I get that people feel differently about the purpose of the event and what an individual takes out of it, but that is not the case for everyone. And it doesn't mean it's "selfish."[/quote]

Ok but what if everyone does the same thing and no one attends because no one likes funerals. Would that be ok if no one shows up? Of course not. Everything is wrong with that.

Everyone is uncomfortable at funerals, OP. What makes you so special that you feel entitled to skip it because of your discomfort and leave it to the rest of your relatives to show up? They won't like it and I don't blame them one bit. [/quote]

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