are you a mortician in disguise? this is something new. I have always had an interest in the funeral home services. an actual business where people dont talk. but i guess you have to deal with the grieving families, or you could hire someone for that. and maybe phrase things like well.. your uncle just chose to be among the non breathing. lol
ok i think i am off just a little today.
a weekend full of children, no sleep, liberating moment of telling my sister her mother is a f***ing b**** (my ex step mom) and i have decided not to be her matron of honor in her wedding in the bahamas. (by the way her mother is footing the bill for everyone but me). yeeehhawww. who else can i piss off.
hippinerd where the hell are ya!!!!!
My first experience with death was when I was a child. I appreciated how quiet the funeral home was. It was comforting to me. It was never a scary place to me. When I told my mom I wanted to work around people who care about people who are sad, she called me Morticia. But indulged my never end requests to stop and walk through cemetaries during family vacations.
So a few years later, I told her I was going to move to New York (this one's for you, JoJo, ;-) to be a famous "top ten" writer for the David Letterman show. She quickly signed me up for accounting classes in high school. Of course I rebelled by becoming a drama honour student with a scholarship....which immediately turned me onto Psychiatry. LOL
Then I became the pregnant waitress.
So, back to funeral services......I consider it a huge deal to be trustworthy, I take it very seriously, the ultimate trust is in the funeral services industry, imo.
I took introductory courses several years ago with relation to becoming a licensed embalmer/funeral director, I was discouraged by some people because of my gender. I was told there would be too much heavy lifting. :-( Yes, I'm serious.
I don't bring it up much, as it can be creepy to some. However, it is the one thing us mere mortals have in common, after all.
The universe works in mysterious ways.
Friday, in the mail, I was sent an interesting little envelope with regards to becoming a Certified Funeral Celebrant. Starting in August 2006. This is a person who is trained to provide a memorial service or tribute that is personalized to reflect the personality and lifestyle of the deceased after consultation with the family and loved ones.
Let me explain. Funeral services are absolutely necessary, obviously. :-) It is valuable to healing, . It needs to be available to both religious and non-religious people. According to a survey in 2001, 29.4 million Americans answered "none" when asked to identify their religion. A growing segmant of the population needs to have professionally trained people to assist in creating a funeral service that fits their beliefs.
I haven't decided yet to go for it, but I think it's exciting to even be considering a career. My children are 19, 14 and 10. I'm only 39 years old....it's my turn, yes ?
I love your assertiveness with your family members, Jamv, I could take some pointers......especially regarding my ma. ;-)
So a few years later, I told her I was going to move to New York (this one's for you, JoJo, ;-) to be a famous "top ten" writer for the David Letterman show. She quickly signed me up for accounting classes in high school. Of course I rebelled by becoming a drama honour student with a scholarship....which immediately turned me onto Psychiatry. LOL
Then I became the pregnant waitress.
So, back to funeral services......I consider it a huge deal to be trustworthy, I take it very seriously, the ultimate trust is in the funeral services industry, imo.
I took introductory courses several years ago with relation to becoming a licensed embalmer/funeral director, I was discouraged by some people because of my gender. I was told there would be too much heavy lifting. :-( Yes, I'm serious.
I don't bring it up much, as it can be creepy to some. However, it is the one thing us mere mortals have in common, after all.
The universe works in mysterious ways.
Friday, in the mail, I was sent an interesting little envelope with regards to becoming a Certified Funeral Celebrant. Starting in August 2006. This is a person who is trained to provide a memorial service or tribute that is personalized to reflect the personality and lifestyle of the deceased after consultation with the family and loved ones.
Let me explain. Funeral services are absolutely necessary, obviously. :-) It is valuable to healing, . It needs to be available to both religious and non-religious people. According to a survey in 2001, 29.4 million Americans answered "none" when asked to identify their religion. A growing segmant of the population needs to have professionally trained people to assist in creating a funeral service that fits their beliefs.
I haven't decided yet to go for it, but I think it's exciting to even be considering a career. My children are 19, 14 and 10. I'm only 39 years old....it's my turn, yes ?
I love your assertiveness with your family members, Jamv, I could take some pointers......especially regarding my ma. ;-)
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WW- go for it!!!!
WW- go for it!!!!
LOL Thanks Hippienerd.
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