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HipChick

(25,485 posts) Sat Jun 7, 2014, 12:50 AM Jun 2014

Funny thing about getting older

You start attending more funerals than weddings...

I went overseas to attend a funeral...only to find out my uncle passed away while I was gone

I'm flying back to attend his tomorrow..

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Funny thing about getting older (Original Post) HipChick Jun 2014 OP

NOT funny, elleng Jun 2014 #1

in my entire life I have been to one funeral and two weddings Skittles Jun 2014 #2

Not a fan, either antiquie Jun 2014 #3

all my friends parents are dead cleveramerican Jun 2014 #4

Story that I read as a youngin'. Has always stayed with me. sarge43 Jun 2014 #5

elleng

(130,865 posts)

1. NOT funny,

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Sat Jun 7, 2014, 01:45 AM

Jun 2014

but confirms that life goes on.

Had a funeral for my husband 1 year ago, attended birth of older daughter's baby in December, returned from brother in law's funeral 2 weeks ago, and attending younger daughter's baby shower tomorrow.

Skittles

(153,150 posts)

2. in my entire life I have been to one funeral and two weddings

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Sat Jun 7, 2014, 04:24 AM

Jun 2014

not a big fan of either

antiquie

(4,299 posts)

3. Not a fan, either

Reply to Skittles (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 7, 2014, 09:07 AM

Jun 2014

but I've been to a number of both and always have more fun post-funeral.

cleveramerican

(2,895 posts)

4. all my friends parents are dead

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Sat Jun 7, 2014, 09:55 AM

Jun 2014

through my 30's and 40's I still had the occassional friends Mom or Dad die.
Passed 50 last year and thats all over.

sarge43

(28,941 posts)

5. Story that I read as a youngin'. Has always stayed with me.

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Sat Jun 7, 2014, 10:21 AM

Jun 2014

Cranky old man took pleasure in reading the obits of friends and enemies from his youth. He'd laugh and remark, "Outlived him. Ha!" This went on for years until one day his daughter found him with the newspaper in his lap and he was crying.

"Father, what's wrong?"

"I've outlived them all."

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