Comments on: Rule #2: Take Young Children to Funeral Homes http://www.reallybadparentingadvice.com/rule-2-take-young-children-to-funeral-homes/ Because good parenting advice is boooring. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:50:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Crystal http://www.reallybadparentingadvice.com/rule-2-take-young-children-to-funeral-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-13598 Crystal Fri, 24 Jun 2011 06:26:53 +0000 http://www.reallybadparentingadvice.com/?p=12#comment-13598 Just a little note. The idea of "picnic at the graveyard" is not as old as many people may think. It may be a bit different nowadays. Whenever someone in my family dies we all gather at someone's house (usually the spouse of whoever died). Everyone brings a dish and stories are told about the person that died. I always found the after-funeral (instead of after-party...sorry my lame attempt at a joke! lol) a lot more comforting than the wake at the funeral home. Just a little note. The idea of “picnic at the graveyard” is not as old as many people may think. It may be a bit different nowadays. Whenever someone in my family dies we all gather at someone’s house (usually the spouse of whoever died). Everyone brings a dish and stories are told about the person that died. I always found the after-funeral (instead of after-party…sorry my lame attempt at a joke! lol) a lot more comforting than the wake at the funeral home.

]]> By: omber http://www.reallybadparentingadvice.com/rule-2-take-young-children-to-funeral-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-797 omber Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:36:50 +0000 http://www.reallybadparentingadvice.com/?p=12#comment-797 When we were kids, my brother and I played hide-and-seek in the caskets at our great uncle's funeral parlor. Oh...such fond memories. When we were kids, my brother and I played hide-and-seek in the caskets at our great uncle’s funeral parlor. Oh…such fond memories.

]]> By: Sandwiched http://www.reallybadparentingadvice.com/rule-2-take-young-children-to-funeral-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Sandwiched Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:24:22 +0000 http://www.reallybadparentingadvice.com/?p=12#comment-19 Great idea! I've done this with my kids a couple of times. @gm1971 BTW, you did misspell the Mexican holiday commemorating the dead. It's spelled D-I-A D-E L-O-S M-U-E-R-T-O-S. :) Great idea! I’ve done this with my kids a couple of times.

@gm1971 BTW, you did misspell the Mexican holiday commemorating the dead. It’s spelled D-I-A D-E L-O-S M-U-E-R-T-O-S. :)

]]> By: GM1971 http://www.reallybadparentingadvice.com/rule-2-take-young-children-to-funeral-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-5 GM1971 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:58:29 +0000 http://www.reallybadparentingadvice.com/?p=12#comment-5 In the 1800's and prior to that, families would picnic at the graveyard and have wakes in their homes. Death is a fact of life - although it is the last fact - and there is no sense in hiding it from children. Many cultures still celebrate death and the afterlife, such as the Mexican's with Cinqo de Maya. I may have spelled that wrong. In the 1800′s and prior to that, families would picnic at the graveyard and have wakes in their homes. Death is a fact of life – although it is the last fact – and there is no sense in hiding it from children. Many cultures still celebrate death and the afterlife, such as the Mexican’s with Cinqo de Maya. I may have spelled that wrong.

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