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.
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
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?
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.
“It is our most modestly priced receptacle.”
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.