Lady Cracks Joke At Funeral Home Where Her Mom Was To Be Cremated, Gets Chastised By Her Aunt For It

"Yeah it was supposed to shock her heart if it ever stops to get it beating again"

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• July 24, 2023

Close your eyes and think back to your favorite moment when you were with a cherished friend or member of your family. You're probably grinning and laughing at the same time.

Even though humor is an inherent aspect of human nature, people frequently wonder if it belongs at funerals. Even though some might question whether using humor during a funeral is appropriate, it's not as taboo as you might imagine.

It's as easy as playing a few amusing pictures of your loved one during the service in a digital slideshow that runs continuously. Or perhaps you could create a bookmark or other keepsake with their favorite funny phrase on it for attendees to take home.

Personally, I think a little humor might be a nice break during a memorial ceremony. No matter how much comedy is included in the funeral experience, it should match your loved one's personality and the service's overall tone.

A tastefully timed joke or personal narrative can lighten the atmosphere and give depth to a commemoration gathering. The OP's attempt at cracking a joke at a funeral home didn't quite go as planned.

You can read the entire story for yourself below.

The OP starts her story and here's the headline

The funeral director asked if she had anything in her body that could hurt the workers

OP has offered the following explanation for why they think they might be the a-hole:

I might be the asshole because it may have been the wrong place for a joke. Or maybe it was too soon to joke about my mom's death. It was less than 24 hours after the fact.

This Redditor says that they make jokes as a coping mechanism too

The OP is grieving and we all do that differently

The OP should apologize to her aunt and about this

Cracking jokes is about the only thing holding this Redditor together

Pretty much every funeral in this Redditor's family has a story about a now classic joke

A Redditor had this to say...

nah- Everyone grieves differently and everyone here had the right to feel the way they felt, as this is fresh and raw grief for everyone. I am sorry for your loss, and I hope you can find yourself a dark friend group to joke around with :)

Every time my siblings and I visit my dad's grave, we roast tf out of him, and it's hilarious, like he's there laughing with us 😂

We all deal with grief in different ways so the OP shouldn't feel bad

It's a fairly common way of coping with grief

OP is allowed to deal with her grief however she likes

Just remember there's a time and place for these kinds of things

It could make sense to include a few humorous tales in the eulogy if they were often cracking jokes and having a good time with friends. But the OP's joke didn't quite please her aunt but then, it's already been said.

Redditors have given their verdicts, and the OP was declared not the AH. You too can drop your own verdict in the comments section below.

Maryjane