Today, I went to the funeral of my friend's brother. It was the first funeral I'd gone to, and I was really nervous. When the service finished, everyone went to pay their respects to the family. After I paid mine, they said, "Thank you for coming." I instictively replied, "My pleasure." FML
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Today, I attended an elderly man's funeral. As I approached the casket his wife said, "Thank you for coming." I replied with, "No, thank you." FML
Today, my friend had to leave work early for a funeral. As he was on his way out, I wanted to say something. All I could think of was, "Have fun!" FML
Today, I serve at church and had a funeral. As I greeted the family, someone asked how I was doing. Without thought, I responded, "Good to be alive." FML
Today, I was working as a nurse, and an elderly man had just passed away. As the patient's wife was leaving she said, "Thank you for taking such good care of my husband." Then I, intending to say "Sorry for your loss," said "Thank you for your loss." FML
Today, I attended the funeral of a close friend. Most of the other guests were openly grinning and joking around, and the guy in front of me kept muttering, "That's what she said!" during the eulogy. FML
Today, a friend asked me to cover his shift at work because his grandmother died. Like any decent friend, I obliged. Later, after leaving, I walked by a bar and saw him inside, laughing and doing shots with all of our friends. FML
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
Today, an elderly man came into my place of work wearing a nice suit. I commented, saying said he looked nice and asked what the special occasion was. He was going to a funeral. FML
Today, I walked past a church with a bunch of people standing outside waiting for the bride and groom to walk out. When the church doors opened, I yelled congratulations as loud as I could. It was a funeral. FML
Today, I joined the wrong funeral procession, because I thought everyone gathering outside was there for my uncle, so I followed them into the chapel and even hugged two strangers. I didn't realize my mistake until someone started talking about a man I'd never heard of. I had to quietly sneak out in the middle of the service. FML
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razz122 5
That is a correct response it shows that you care enough to go
ry24 12
I believe the proper term may be "my condolences for your loss"
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Comments (92)
truesarrif 33
Why are my comments being deleted???!!!!
whatthefreshhell 15
I kind of doubt they noticed. When I went through that, there were so many people saying the typical "I'm sorry for your loss" that everything kind of bled together. If they did notice though, I'm sure they'll understand OP.
FlyingPie 17
That sounds okay to me. It would probably be taken to mean that you cared enough to go and grieve with the family.
newbiehere99 6
Do you work at Chick-fil-A??!? Lol
chanellgymnast 17
You are very polite. I mean, that is how employees at Chick-Fil-A are trained to respond to customers who thank them. Courtesy matters.
revolution4ever 14
Don't worry OP. They probably took your response as being your pleasure to be with them through tough times, supporting them if they need it, and caring for them.
olpally 33
Need a moment? Grab a twix! Its not that bad to say that, op.
simplysarcastics 26
Don't sweat it that is still acceptable. I am sure they took it the way you actually meant it. But you were nervous and when people loose loved ones we often get no responses or uncaring responses, because people may just not know what to say . But at least you cared enough to speak your best to them.
born_hustla 26
*facepalm* it's ok tho..nervousness can make you look bad.
greenwich1945 13
Don't worry OP. One time someone said to me 'nice to see you', and I said 'that's alright'. So it could be worse.