Anonymous wrote:We couldn’t handle a bunch of other major life decisions, but when the Catholic cemetery (we’re Catholic but yes this is still random) by our house and favorite restaurant had a plot sale, we bought two. We were 35. Our plots have great views!

The rest of our life is pretty messy but we like the idea of walking for cocktails and fancy appetizers should one of us die unexpectedly, and at least one part of our life is set. We expect to move around a lot once our only child is grown so we like the idea that they’ll always have a bit of “home” even if we don’t live here.

Anonymous wrote:I would sooner be loaded into a cannon and blasted across the Gettysburg battlefield than buried in a conventional cemetery, so no: I have not done this and will not be doing it.

Donating my remains to the Maryland anatomy board if the circumstances are right. If they're not right, my preference is for the body disposal method with the lowest environmental footprint. I think that's this place:

https://www.serenityridgemd.com

Anonymous wrote:I'm going into an oven, then into a jar if the jar place insists, then ubered to my kids, and then under a tree.
Kids can go on with their lives asap. I want to time, energy or materials wasted on any of it.
I'm also giving away all my money bit by bit if possible, so there are no wills, real estate or accounts left to be handled.
We had an early death in the family. The paperwork has been a nightmare. I don't even want the money.

Anonymous wrote:I would sooner be loaded into a cannon and blasted across the Gettysburg battlefield than buried in a conventional cemetery, so no: I have not done this and will not be doing it.

Donating my remains to the Maryland anatomy board if the circumstances are right. If they're not right, my preference is for the body disposal method with the lowest environmental footprint. I think that's this place:

https://www.serenityridgemd.com

Anonymous wrote:We couldn’t handle a bunch of other major life decisions, but when the Catholic cemetery (we’re Catholic but yes this is still random) by our house and favorite restaurant had a plot sale, we bought two. We were 35. Our plots have great views!

The rest of our life is pretty messy but we like the idea of walking for cocktails and fancy appetizers should one of us die unexpectedly, and at least one part of our life is set. We expect to move around a lot once our only child is grown so we like the idea that they’ll always have a bit of “home” even if we don’t live here.

Anonymous wrote:I’ll be cremated.

My in-laws have cemetery plots they purchased a million years ago in the city they lived for most of their lives. Of course, they got old and needed the help of their adult children so they relocated clear across the country from the plots. No clue how this will work when they pass away. I mean, do we have a funeral in CA and then fly the bodies back to their east coast town where the cemetery is? Nobody knows.

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Anonymous wrote:People, are you serious? WTF will you care once you're dead?

Dead serious, forgive the pun.

It saves a lot of hassle to have it set before someone dies. When my aunt and dad died, it was a pain to choose the plots and then think about one for my (still living) mom and all that, especially in the winter in bad weather after cfoss-country flights.

I don’t want my kid to have to deal with that. They can just hand the cemetery packet to the funeral director.

Also, for the PP with plots across the country, carrying ashes on a flight is the easiest way to go if you’re ok with cremation. I used to work for airlines and they all have different policies. You’ll need to read them in advance to decide check vs. carryon. TSA also has a helpful website about flying with ashes. Avoid shipping a body- its a huge hassle.