How many funerals have you been to in your life?

[reecejackox]

I have been to three , two of my grandparents and my uncle

[RileyH]

0

[LaLaLand]

6.

3 of which have been in the past 12 months (with another to come shortly, terrible).

[Lewismacfarlane]

0

[montblanc]

0

[kirklancaster]

Around 30 including 7 suicides - all men in their mid-20's to early 30's.

Sad.

[JerseyWins]

Too many!

[montblanc]

Too many!

you're the grim reaper confirmed?

[BBfanUSA]

2 Grandmums, 1 Aunt, a middle school classmate (Cancer), a high school classmate (ATV accident), and a celebration of life for a high school mate (Suicide).

[LaLaLand]

Around 30 including 7 suicides - all men in their mid-20's to early 30's.

Sad.

Jesus :(

[AnnieK]

too many....including my mums, 3 grandparents, my best friends mum when we were kids and various other distant family members/ friends of the family, friends parent's etc

[Marsh.]

Jesus :(

Ok, I know Kirk's old, but I don't think he was at Jesus' funeral.

[Denver]

Does RileyH's next week count

[Babayaro.]

5.

My Mum, Grandma (mum's mum), Grandad, (mum's dad), my friend's Grandad and my Gran & Grandad's next door neighbour's husband.

[LaLaLand]

Ok, I know Kirk's old, but I don't think he was at Jesus' funeral.

https://i.gifer.com/56KC.gif

[Tony Montana]

2

My Grandmother and My Aunty both in the Space of 3 months.

[JerseyWins]

you're the grim reaper confirmed?
:joker:

Ok, I know Kirk's old, but I don't think he was at Jesus' funeral.
:joker: :joker: :joker:

[RileyH]

Ok, I know Kirk's old, but I don't think he was at Jesus' funeral.

:joker::joker::joker::joker:

[Eddie.]

5. My paternal Grandmother and maternal Grandfather (both due to cancer), my paternal great-Grandmother (old age), a family friend’s daughter (died while hiking during an earthquake, in fact it was a major news story here in Singapore, though I’m not going to share a link due to privacy reasons) and an old Friend of mine who jumped off a building...:(

[Glenn.]

2.

A close family friend/member and my Grandad's.

[Gstar]

6

[Beso]

Can we move this thread please to general chat.

[Cal.]

1. Just my uncles.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Can we move this thread please to general chat.

yes this is not a serious debate


my answer is around 20 or so

[Crimson Dynamo]

Ok, I know Kirk's old, but I don't think he was at Jesus' funeral.

:joker:

[Cherie]

around 9 I am not a big funeral goer unless I knew the person or their family personally, I don't turn up 'just to be seen' like my family do in Ireland, they must average 3 funerals a month :hee:

[Toy Soldier]

Only one, my mum's.

I am not a big funeral goer unless I knew the person or their family personally, I don't turn up 'just to be seen' like my family do in Ireland, they must average 3 funerals a month :hee:

This is the same for me, I wouldn't go to the funeral of "an acquaintance" (unless it was e.g. the parent of a close friend where I would go to show support, but none of my friends parents have died). A few of my staff like to go to the funerals of regular customers when they die... if I did that, I would have been to dozens :umm2:.

I would only go to a funeral if it was a family member or an actual friend and - thankfully - I haven't lost any friends thus far, and in terms of my own family, two of my grandparents died before I was born, one when I was 5, and one when I was 7 and my parents thought I was too young to go to those funerals. So I don't actually have any "elderly" relatives to have funerals :think:.

Three of my wife's grandparents are still alive however and now into their 80's, so I can sadly see my "number" increasing a bit over the next ten years.

[MTVN]

I'm lucky that my Great Grandfather is the only one and he lived to the grand age of 107 so a good innings

[Cherie]

Only one, my mum's.



This is the same for me, I wouldn't go to the funeral of "an acquaintance" (unless it was e.g. the parent of a close friend where I would go to show support, but none of my friends parents have died). A few of my staff like to go to the funerals of regular customers when they die... if I did that, I would have been to dozens :umm2:.

I would only go to a funeral if it was a family member or an actual friend and - thankfully - I haven't lost any friends thus far, and in terms of my own family, two of my grandparents died before I was born, one when I was 5, and one when I was 7 and my parents thought I was too young to go to those funerals. So I don't actually have any "elderly" relatives to have funerals :think:.

Three of my wife's grandparents are still alive however and now into their 80's, so I can sadly see my "number" increasing a bit over the next ten years.

It annoys me no end, people who never bothered with the person or their family when they were alive turn up to funerals... sod off!

[Ashley.]

It annoys me no end, people who never bothered with the person or their family when they were alive turn up to funerals... sod off!

This happened when my best friend passed away last year. People who she hadn't seen and probably forgot about showed up, people who didn't even bother to get in touch with her when they found out she had cancer. And I just thought, the cheek of it, really.

[smudgie]

8 I attended.
1 that I all but attended:conf:
2 in the past year that I declined to go to.

[Josy]

Far too many was at one Wednesday and have another (a family member) next Tuesday

[Nicky91]

Far too many was at one Wednesday and have another (a family member) next Tuesday

my condolences to you dear Josy :hug: :sad:

[Cherie]

This happened when my best friend passed away last year. People who she hadn't seen and probably forgot about showed up, people who didn't even bother to get in touch with her when they found out she had cancer. And I just thought, the cheek of it, really.

People do it for various reasons, mainly for their own guilt

[bots]

More than I can count, but not any in recent years.

They tend to come in cycles as the generations in your family and their friends hit a certain age

[Withano]

1, but I was too young to remember it really.

[Withano]

Can we move this thread please to general chat.

This isnt how you play the game