Today, I was at my mom's funeral. My sisters and I were sitting in the front row. The funeral director, whom we had met with twice before, was going around greeting everyone. When she got to us, she asked where our mom was. Seriously? FML
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Today, my mom talked me into going to a funeral since my dad wouldn't go. It was for one of her classmates. When it was our time to view the casket, we paused in front of it for a second before my mom leans over to me and says, "What if I told you that was really your dad?" FML
Today, I was speaking to an old friend and I asked her how her mother was. She replied, "She passed away, you came to her funeral last month." FML
Today, while at my aunt's funeral, my grandma who has terrible memory loss asked me whose funeral we were at. I had to explain to her that her daughter had died. FML
Today, I attended my mom's funeral, who was the only person who ever truly supported me. During the funeral, the cemetery representative told me he was sure the hole was dug to specification, while at the same moment the casket got caught on the ground and tipped, dropping her 6ft down. FML
Today, my mom asked me to help pick out clothes for my grandma to wear in her casket. I didn't know she'd died. FML
Today, we buried my mom. I walked past my sister's husband just in time to hear him mutter: "Hope the fire's nice and hot down there, you old hag." I told my sister. She wouldn't believe me and accused me of trying to start drama. FML
Today, during my uncle's funeral, my four year old loudly asked, "Where's all the dead people?" FML
Today, at the funeral home where I work, I asked my boss if it was time to "bring out the stiff". I didn't realize the guy's family was not only in the building, but within earshot as well. FML
Today, I intentionally caused my parents to have an intensely heated argument when I asked them how and where they first met. Dad said it was at a funeral, and mom said it was at a burial. FML
Today, my parents and I attended the funeral of my husband's mother. It was open-casket, and my parents went to take a look. My mum muttered, "With a dress that tacky, no wonder she died", and my dad chuckled. A fight quickly erupted, and the police were called. FML
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HuebertMCR 10
You told him where she was right?
Leo619 20
That was very unprofessional of her
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Comments (131)
DevilsMetsGiants 30
I think punching him in the face would be justified in this situation. And my condolences.
Cookiee04 15
Her*
kudwafuuu 15
Sorry for your loss OP. I imagine if it's in a highly populated town or city you live in the funeral home probably has a fair amount of funerals every week and it may be easy to mix up the details of each funeral or get confused, but that's still pretty unprofessional and they should take better care to avoid it. Especially if they had met with you twice already..
chinaski7628 32
That's possible, but the immediate family generally sits in the front row at the funeral and the funeral director should have figured out who they were by where they were sitting. Also, if your job relies on you remembering names and faces then you really should make that a priority. Sure, everyone makes a mistake now and then, but this one was pretty bad.
Cookiee04 15
Should've been like where you are about to go
seemetrot_fml 16
That's just awful. A real unfortunate experience. All will get better and maybe the humor in these comments will brighten your day. :)
Hpixiee 23
did you guys not read the "she" part..?
MandyMeow_fml 18
What a shitty funeral director, I'm very sorry for your loss and I give my condolences.
puffthekraken 7
it's honestly a simple mistake if it was someone who was used to seeing her with you guys everyday
RedPillSucks 31
If that were true, one would think she also knew who was being buried.
la_vie_est_fuckd 12
Really? This was at the funeral I think even if it wasn't the funeral director an attendee would know whose funeral they were at? And the funeral director would, given the situation, only have seen them regarding their mothers death. It's a pretty big mistake to make.
k_cummins 21
I bet she felt awful, I'm sure it wasn't intentional.
JJ_86 22
She must have. But she deserves it. You don't get to be ignorant enough not to know whose funeral it is especially when it's a person from a family she knows.
btrag97 13
That's messed up.. R.I.P to your mother. I'm sorry about others stupidity.
btrag97 13
And I'm also talking about the people who are commenting, "that person is awesome" and trying to troll.
abattior 18
worse time to make a mistake