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<blockquote data-quote="Victoria" data-source="post: 602662" data-attributes="member: 1258"><p>When I was about 15 I had a close friend died. At his funeral they had an open casket and everyone filed by, so I did too. I hated it, he looked like a bad wax figure. I still remember how he looked. It didn't provide closure it was horrible.</p><p></p><p>My grandfather died when I was 17. My aunt's long time live in boyfriend used to get people ready for funerals so he wanted to do my grandfather, for him it gave closure. The family agreed but the viewing was in a side room at an earlier time. I did not go. When my grandmother died she gave explicit instructions that she did not want to be done and we respected her wishes. I wondered if what turned her off of it was seeing my grandfather. Some people found they didn't get closure, some people gave a sigh of relief because they didn't have to feel bad they didn't go to a viewing. </p><p></p><p>I would prefer not to be viewed when I am dead just because I am cheap. I want to be creamated because I find no reason for my family to spend a lot of money on me when I am in Heaven. I just want a nice church service with Agnus Dei sung and Amazing Grace played on the bagpipes. I do like the idea of writing everyone important to me a letter or doing an individual video for them. To me that seems like a good way to say good-bye and give closure without looking like a wax museum display piece to do so.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Victoria, post: 602662, member: 1258"] When I was about 15 I had a close friend died. At his funeral they had an open casket and everyone filed by, so I did too. I hated it, he looked like a bad wax figure. I still remember how he looked. It didn't provide closure it was horrible. My grandfather died when I was 17. My aunt's long time live in boyfriend used to get people ready for funerals so he wanted to do my grandfather, for him it gave closure. The family agreed but the viewing was in a side room at an earlier time. I did not go. When my grandmother died she gave explicit instructions that she did not want to be done and we respected her wishes. I wondered if what turned her off of it was seeing my grandfather. Some people found they didn't get closure, some people gave a sigh of relief because they didn't have to feel bad they didn't go to a viewing. I would prefer not to be viewed when I am dead just because I am cheap. I want to be creamated because I find no reason for my family to spend a lot of money on me when I am in Heaven. I just want a nice church service with Agnus Dei sung and Amazing Grace played on the bagpipes. I do like the idea of writing everyone important to me a letter or doing an individual video for them. To me that seems like a good way to say good-bye and give closure without looking like a wax museum display piece to do so. [/QUOTE]
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