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I don't find it caring or kind to receive a one year condolence card from the funeral parlor that buried my mother. These are the folks who called me every 20 minutes on the day of Linda's funeral to tell me that if I didn't get there faster they were not going to bury my mother. There was nothing that I could do about the flooding and that the NY State Thruway was limited to one lane in both directions.
I have to get off their mailing list or for the rest of my life I may receive condolence cards.
It doesn't feel good. It is a manipulative marketing plan. I keep thinking about the letter they sent six months ago asking if I would like them to "set doves free" in my mother's name. Kathy's response was perfect, "What will they do otherwise, hold them hostage?"
This is fake caring. If this kind of card is meaningful for some people, then I truly believe that we, as a society, are failing to mourn for our dead in a meaningful way. Enough.
With regards,
Bob's Daughter
I have to get off their mailing list or for the rest of my life I may receive condolence cards.
It doesn't feel good. It is a manipulative marketing plan. I keep thinking about the letter they sent six months ago asking if I would like them to "set doves free" in my mother's name. Kathy's response was perfect, "What will they do otherwise, hold them hostage?"
This is fake caring. If this kind of card is meaningful for some people, then I truly believe that we, as a society, are failing to mourn for our dead in a meaningful way. Enough.
With regards,
Bob's Daughter
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