baddog

As a Christmas gift to my dad and some of my siblings I am giving them pics and vids from my mother's funeral. As I looked through the photos it reminded me of a comment a friend made to me at my mother's wake. She had only been to a couple funerals in her life and was surprised to see so many smiles and to hear the laughter. She was not sure how to take it.

A week or so after my mom died, my daughter's father-in-law died. I took photos of his funeral as well and since I am giving that family copies of the pics as well, I scanned through them a bit. Sure enough, not nearly as many smiles.

It made me stop and wonder, how do you handle death? Does the idea scare you? Do you look forward to seeing what, if anything, happens on the other side?

Personally, I hope I am able to come back and "haunt" people I knew.