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Ashes to ashes

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Nonnie Mon 12-Feb-18 11:18:35

Please don't judge her. I know that does sound OTT but people cope in their own ways and, unless you have been in the same situation, it is very difficult to understand.

DS's neighbour, who was 94, told her daughter that she was now ready to 'go in the cupboard' a couple of weeks before she died. Apparently her husband's ashes had been kept there for many years.

DiL's sister lost someone dear and had some of his ashes put into a tattoo.

We haven't done anything with DS's ashes yet, we have ideas of what to do but want to be sure that everyone is happy with whatever the final decision is. I don't know how hard it will be to part with them, will it feel like another bereavement?

eazybee Mon 12-Feb-18 11:13:44

No!

Peardrop50 Mon 12-Feb-18 11:05:13

How do you part with a loved ones ashes? Is it healthy to cling on to them indefinitely?
The reason I ask is that my sister still carries the ashes of her oh after 8 years. When she visits me she plonks the urn on my sideboard while we eat, it sits on the coffee table while we watch tv and goodness only knows where it is in the bedroom at night. Am I being insensitive to think this is OTT?