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
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Today, my family attended the funeral of an old family friend's baby, who died in childbirth. Afterwards, my husband went around snickering and quietly telling dead baby jokes to the other attendees. FML
Today, my (now ex) best friend wore funeral attire to my wedding, and instead of a speech, she gave a eulogy, making it sound like my new husband had brutally murdered me. FML
Today, I got a horrible case of the hiccups while at my friend's mother's funeral, resulting in me squeaking loudly every five seconds during the eulogy. My friend glared daggers at me until I left the room, then later accused me of being an insensitive bitch for "trying to ruin the funeral." FML
Today, at my mother's open-casket funeral, my sister-in-law went to pay her respects. As she stood in front of the body, she coughed, muttering "Bitch" in the process. Either nobody else noticed or nobody cared, and she went on her way, noticeably not choked up at all. 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, 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, 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 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
Today, I attended my mother's funeral. My husband came too, and during the service, I kept hearing him giggling. I wrote it off as the usual awkward nerves, until he started snorting too, and I caught sight of the iPhone under his jacket. He was reading this very site. 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
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fawfulster 11
Then it seems you were his only true friend there.
slooby_fml 25
That's really sad and disrespectful. Unless he was the type of guy who would rather people joke around than be sad
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joopjoop 19
at my uncles funeral we had people come up and tell funny stories about him... humor helps some people with their grief.. hopefully that's what the others were doing?
olpally 32
Should have just smacked that guy for being an asshat! People are so disrespectful and it's a damn shame. :/ ugh. Sorry for your loss op. some people just don't get it.
cuddlyunicorn 17
Wow that's really disrespectful. He should've been kicked out. I'm so sorry for your loss, OP. stay strong and everything will be ok
tranced_ 45
well actually it seems like your friend's life sucked..i hope he's in a better place now
MGITSWFTC 17
FHD - **** her death
Cazz91 21
Holy crap, I read that comment to fast. I was shocked and repulsed originally when I thought you typed out "FHD - **** Her To Death" instead of "**** Her Death". I am so glad I checked that again to confirm it was my eyes playing tricks on me. Can you imagine the reaction if someone had said that at a funeral with what I thought you typed out originally? O_o
armonicavita 13
People have no respect
JBrownie123 24
To be fair, you never know, if it was a young guy that died and the gusts were young they might be doing that as a way to cope, and even if they weren't young it could still be a coping mechanism.
chuka81 27
When I'm gone just carry on on, don't mourn rejoice, just know that I'm looking down at you smiling, I know you're feeling pain, but baby don't feel the pain, just smile back.
jbones24 22
Well, joking around is common at funerals, because thats how a lot of people cope with difficult situations. But the "Thats what she said" was A) hugely inappropriate and B) never funny
monkeyy100 15
thats just disrespectful. People these days its a funeral not a social event!