Kids and Funerals: Supportive

Supportive

By Anonymous - 14/08/2022 18:00 - Australia

Today, it's my husband's funeral. My adult children never made it secret that they didn't like him, but I'd hoped they'd come to support me. Their replies when I asked them went from, "You know I hated him", to "No, I have work", to "I'm not going anywhere near that fanatic's church." FML

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By Anonymous - 18/06/2020 08:08

Today, I attended my husband's funeral and my son carried out the eulogy, which basically turned into a character assassination, ending with "and I hope Hell is hot enough for you, old man." Almost our entire family agreed with every word he said. FML

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Grief and lies

By Anonymous - 21/03/2024 11:00 - United Kingdom

Today, I attended my boyfriend's funeral. His entire family never accepted me and hadn’t spoken to him in 4 years. I had to listen to his brother give the eulogy, and every word out of his mouth about my boyfriend was a lie. They barely knew him, yet I could only sit in the back of the church, alone. FML

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Have kid they said, it'll be great they said

By Anonymous - 24/09/2021 02:00

Today, my son is a real ass. My mother died and he literally only booked off half a day to attend his own grandmother's funeral, doesn’t plan to spend time with me after the burial, and since he booked it, all he has done is complain about the three meetings he’s going to miss that morning. FML

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You deserved it 255

Controlling

By Anonymous - 09/04/2024 09:00 - United States

Today, my soon to be ex-husband and ex-mother in law informed me I couldn't go to the funeral of a really good friend we shared. I went anyway, but I can't imagine how the divorce is going to go. FML

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So no one told you life was gonna be this way

By MandiJo - 19/02/2021 11:01

Today, my fiancé/son’s father’s death anniversary is in a few days. I asked my closest friends if they’d hang with me so I could try and keep my mind off it, and so I wouldn’t be alone (my son will be with fiancé’s parents). They couldn’t be bothered and want to go away for the weekend instead. Without me. FML

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You deserved it 136

By sig - 22/11/2016 13:54

Today, I found out that I'm not welcome at my boyfriend's dad funeral, because his ex-wife has invited herself, and it would be too awkward to explain to his extended family, most of whom apparently don't yet know that he's divorced. FML

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Remember me?

By Anonymous - 21/05/2022 16:00 - United States - Anchorage

Today, my father passed. He never gave me the time of day for anything, but he was my dad so I went to the funeral. However, 98% of the people there had no idea he had an eldest daughter. FML

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You deserved it 78

The truth will out

By Anonymous - 04/06/2019 22:00

Today, despite all my begging for him to at least be civil, my son started his eulogy at his dad's funeral with the words, “Let me tell you a few things about the bastard in the coffin over there.” It only got worse. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/03/2013 02:47 - United States - Louisville

Today, a man I once worked with passed away. He was a lovely, caring, and inspirational person whom I looked up to. My husband's form of consolation? "Old people die. Get over it." FML

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Harsh

By SkipBeatOtaku - 29/08/2020 23:02

Today, my estranged father died. No one bothered to tell me, and the only reason I found out was because his wife texted my sister. When I asked about the service, I was told I was no welcome in the state he had lived in, because I was no longer family. FML

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You deserved it 333

cuz803 44

Monday 15 August 2022 1:11

1. Sorry for your loss. Hope you handle this well. Your life definitely sucks 2. You partially deserve it because you knew they hated him. If all your children hate him, that means there's something about your children and their dad's relationship you didn't specify about.

Crowned Sataness 12

Monday 15 August 2022 4:15

sorry about your loss. but if he treated them badly and you allowed it, or even worse he was the step dad and you married him anyway, then ydi yourself

Comments

Sertorius 10

Monday 15 August 2022 0:48

Hillsong or similar? If so I 100% see their point.

cuz803 44

Monday 15 August 2022 1:11

RichardPencil 30

Monday 15 August 2022 3:02

You really know how to pick 'em! I'm guessing he was their step-dad. It'd be much sadder if he were their bio-dad.

Crowned Sataness 12

Monday 15 August 2022 4:15

sorry about your loss. but if he treated them badly and you allowed it, or even worse he was the step dad and you married him anyway, then ydi yourself

Bogrbon 27

Monday 15 August 2022 17:36

As someone whose grandmother got remarried to a massive jackass a few years back, the only way any of her kids are going to the funeral is if they afterwards have a secret celebration that he's finally gone. From the sound of this, it seems like OP remarried when her kids were already adults and their mother's husband wasn't well liked. It would probably be good to support her in her loss, but it sounds like the funeral is at a religious that her kids feel would be hostile, so I can understand that.