Miscellaneous: Today, I was at my mom's funeral. My sisters and I were sitting...

By Alex - 26/06/2014 21:13 - United States - Honolulu

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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By The nice guy finishing Last - 27/03/2017 12:00

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

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By elizabethyeo - 20/02/2012 10:01 - Australia

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

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By Me - 03/06/2013 05:32 - United States - Homer Glen

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

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By McNuggetsMcQueen - 30/11/2023 18:00 - United States - Lake Wales

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

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By naomids - 30/12/2011 00:29 - United States

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

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By Anonymous - 22/11/2015 05:45 - United States - Ossining

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

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By Chouse - 07/09/2012 01:56 - Canada - Grande Prairie

Today, during my uncle's funeral, my four year old loudly asked, "Where's all the dead people?" FML

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By Anonymous - 30/08/2016 15:01

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

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By disgusted - 29/03/2014 21:31 - United Kingdom

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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By Anonymous - 19/05/2022 02:00

Today, on the first occasion I've seen my boss since her brief leave, I brought up how I got to hear all our customers' heartwarming plans for their moms on Mother's Day. Her mother just died. That's why she was on leave. FML

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HuebertMCR 10

Friday 27 June 2014 7:35

You told him where she was right?

Leo619 20

Friday 27 June 2014 7:36

That was very unprofessional of her

Comments

DevilsMetsGiants 30

Friday 27 June 2014 7:39

I think punching him in the face would be justified in this situation. And my condolences.

Cookiee04 15

Friday 27 June 2014 7:47

Her*

kudwafuuu 15

Friday 27 June 2014 7:40

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

Friday 27 June 2014 8:12

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

Friday 27 June 2014 7:40

Should've been like where you are about to go

seemetrot_fml 16

Friday 27 June 2014 7:40

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

Friday 27 June 2014 7:41

did you guys not read the "she" part..?

MandyMeow_fml 18

Friday 27 June 2014 7:41

What a shitty funeral director, I'm very sorry for your loss and I give my condolences.

puffthekraken 7

Friday 27 June 2014 7:43

it's honestly a simple mistake if it was someone who was used to seeing her with you guys everyday

RedPillSucks 31

Friday 27 June 2014 15:26

If that were true, one would think she also knew who was being buried.

la_vie_est_fuckd 12

Saturday 28 June 2014 1:43

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

Friday 27 June 2014 7:43

I bet she felt awful, I'm sure it wasn't intentional.

JJ_86 22

Friday 27 June 2014 21:54

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.