Bereavement
Related: About this forumShould I or should I not go?
My mother recently passed away and am trying to decide whether or not to attend the funeral.
Growing up, she was physically and emotionally abusive.
I was forced to go to a school where I was bullied for 11 years.
Sympathy she showed me was later in life when I was diagnosed with Chron's and later lymphoma.
She was MAGA to the core; a racist and hatred of LGBTQ people.
werdna
(1,241 posts)In my opinion funerals/memorials are for the living to celebrate the deceased's life and/or aid in the mourning process. Do you want or need either or both?
Freddie
(10,118 posts)She didnt respect you in life. Why does she deserve respect now?
littlemissmartypants
(33,990 posts)I wouldn't. ❤️
UpInArms
(55,060 posts)The only thing that I can add to your thought process is that, in my life, the only things that I regret are the things I did not do, as generally, they were opportunities missed.
Omnipresent
(7,480 posts)They didnt care for my mom, but by not attending, i felt they were somehow punishing me and my siblings for something or somethings she did. We had no control over her behavior.
I believe funerals are not only about honoring the dead, but showing compassion and love for family and friends that are still alive.
Scrivener7
(59,753 posts)threshold from which to move forward.
But every situation is different. What do you want to do?
justaprogressive
(6,976 posts)the things you needed to tell her?:
Telling your abuser to her face is recommended for closure.
snowybirdie
(6,713 posts)Even though she disappointed you in life, you need to go for your peace of mind.
murielm99
(33,015 posts)My only living brother did not attend. None of her seven grandchildren attended. Only one aunt and uncle attended.
The largest group represented were people from her church.
I don't have to be hateful just because she was.
Clouds Passing
(8,040 posts)bmichaelh
(1,212 posts)It will probably be a day of decision.
If I go, there will be a lot of hypocrisy going on, especially the religious kind.
I am not in the best of health.
Although, I am in complete remission of lymphoma, when it returned in 2019, it returned near my spinal column.
And it may have created long term back problems.
OT: If I had the money i would emigrate to Germany or Europe or Canada.
There is some promising back treatment developed by a German pharmaceutical company.