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mopinko

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82. i talk to my ancestors.

Thu Sep 8, 2022, 04:23 PM

Sep 2022

my great grand and ggrandparents are buried a mile form where i live.
it's a lovely place, on the shore of lake mich, full of irishmen. it gives me great peace.
only problem is every time i go, i hear the call of home even louder.

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Serious question [View all] malaise Sep 2022 OP

Excellent point. OLDMDDEM Sep 2022 #1

Serious question PJMcK Sep 2022 #2

Join the line malaise Sep 2022 #4

One cannot simply tiptoe surreptitiously around death EYESORE 9001 Sep 2022 #3

I find the attempts to do just that malaise Sep 2022 #6

Thank you. It's a pet peeve of mine, too. Mister Ed Sep 2022 #5

It's beyond stupid malaise Sep 2022 #8

You really should do some research on Native America cultures. BlackSkimmer Sep 2022 #44

"Passed" is my personal pet peeve Retrograde Sep 2022 #51

Yes, death is inevitable. pandr32 Sep 2022 #7

Agree malaise Sep 2022 #9

100% pandr32 Sep 2022 #10

My 89 year old golfing buddy won't say die, gab13by13 Sep 2022 #11

Because we are all concerned with our own mortality. Sneederbunk Sep 2022 #12

Well the British queen just died malaise Sep 2022 #13

Yep, we all reach the very same point in the end. KPN Sep 2022 #77

i feel that reality is the great equalizer...death is merely the end of the timeline. Moostache Sep 2022 #81

Well said. Nt raccoon Sep 2022 #98

I have a friend of mine who abhors at least one of those terms and will not allow it used. Wrestlefire769 Sep 2022 #14

I think some of the common euphemisms lend some dignity, respect, and kindness to the moment. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2022 #15

dropped the robe is a native american expression. it means just that, mopinko Sep 2022 #18

I never slammed a coffin lid down on a malaise Sep 2022 #19

You can't be serious? BlackSkimmer Sep 2022 #46

i talk to my ancestors. mopinko Sep 2022 #82

I respect that. BlackSkimmer Sep 2022 #83

Same here malaise Sep 2022 #85

Once upon a time, family members lived in the same dwelling, in the same small community, and death question everything Sep 2022 #16

Beautiful post malaise Sep 2022 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author MineralMan Sep 2022 #17

because when it is someone we love, it hurts to say that word. mopinko Sep 2022 #20

How do we heal if we can't speak the truth malaise Sep 2022 #22

we dont. when it's someone we love, we are never that person again. mopinko Sep 2022 #24

Well said. StarryNite Sep 2022 #43

I loved my brother piddyprints Sep 2022 #74

My youngest sister died in 2005 malaise Sep 2022 #84

What a wonderful gift! piddyprints Sep 2022 #96

We never forget those we love or those malaise Sep 2022 #97

I agree. I use "die." MineralMan Sep 2022 #23

You know that to be true for everyone? Sogo Sep 2022 #36

I think it depends. calimary Sep 2022 #52

Well said. Sogo Sep 2022 #60

Thanks. I think you have to think of the survivors and how THEY'RE feeling. calimary Sep 2022 #67

Except the poem is Danascot Sep 2022 #80

Certainly one of the great quotes. calimary Sep 2022 #91

I said what I do and what I think. MineralMan Sep 2022 #68

Why does it matter? BlackSkimmer Sep 2022 #25

Agree. obnoxiousdrunk Sep 2022 #27

+1 chowder66 Sep 2022 #41

Agree StarryNite Sep 2022 #45

Exactly. Sogo Sep 2022 #58

I'm with you. I loathe euphemisms for 'dead' or 'died'. Aristus Sep 2022 #26

My mum used to tell us that she'd come back and haunt us if we ever put malaise Sep 2022 #95

I always thought if it as compassion toward the family and friends of the deceased In It to Win It Sep 2022 #28

You think they don't know their loved one is malaise Sep 2022 #31

Recommended. H2O Man Sep 2022 #29

Great post malaise Sep 2022 #30

In my will, H2O Man Sep 2022 #48

That's very cool malaise Sep 2022 #86

Why do so many people like to shit on what others do for comfort? LexVegas Sep 2022 #32

This. BlackSkimmer Sep 2022 #49

+1. n/t obnoxiousdrunk Sep 2022 #57

Good question. n/t demmiblue Sep 2022 #62

I don't get it either. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2022 #33

It's often painful to think of those whom you love in terms of their death. Sogo Sep 2022 #34

I lost my grandfather when I was 8 and my father when I was 10. TNNurse Sep 2022 #35

In my will, I have left instructions to find your resting place and carve a stone... Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #37

Jeanne Robertson, a southern woman who was a speaker and humorist Tadpole Raisin Sep 2022 #38

Great story! cksmithy Sep 2022 #66

Nice post malaise Sep 2022 #87

My brother bought a casket before he died and asked if he could have his picture made... 40RatRod Sep 2022 #39

My Father discouraged the use of the word "passed" Stuckinthebush Sep 2022 #40

Saying "Jesus DIED for our sins" sounds better to the gullible, sky-fairy-tale evangelicals than TeamProg Sep 2022 #103

The only thing I fear is pain. Will it be a painful death Emile Sep 2022 #42

They didn't die they moved on. Sentient beings do not die, their physical bodies stop working. Dysfunctional Sep 2022 #47

I've wondered the same, I am quite merciless in using "to die." malthaussen Sep 2022 #50

My girlfriend is a southern black woman. BlackSkimmer Sep 2022 #53

Some people think they will live forever. pwb Sep 2022 #54

Charles Frohman, producer of Peter Pan, and who died on the Lusitania, had the best dying words BlackSkimmer Sep 2022 #63

I am OK knowing that I have fewer years ahead than behind.😀 malaise Sep 2022 #89

The answer is obvious to even the least skilled in social graces: TeamProg Sep 2022 #55

This. BlackSkimmer Sep 2022 #73

You're right! The connotation of words can carry far more than their literal meaning. Tadpole Raisin Sep 2022 #99

Dark Frost on TikTok tells the story MadScot Sep 2022 #56

That is brilliant malaise Sep 2022 #90

One of my pet peeves too Hamlette Sep 2022 #59

Because death is abrupt and final. canuckledragger Sep 2022 #61

Only the date malaise Sep 2022 #92

Is it really a problem? Brainfodder Sep 2022 #64

I often us the word. However, I think it's a little harsh for a spouse or child of someone who just Martin68 Sep 2022 #65

I was in the insurance business for most of my working life. gibraltar72 Sep 2022 #69

Well I'll happily eventually escape the question itself. NNadir Sep 2022 #70

Serious question. BlackSkimmer Sep 2022 #71

I don't get it either. piddyprints Sep 2022 #72

Whistling past the graveyard NT bigtime Sep 2022 #75

malaise, I was just thinking of an adjacent issue. skip fox Sep 2022 #76

You mean you didn't see that bright light.? malaise Sep 2022 #88

I say passed, bucause that is exactly what I believe happens CanonRay Sep 2022 #78

Energy is neither created nor destroyed. I sort of look forward to Backseat Driver Sep 2022 #79

I believe we leave some of our energy with family and those we touched along the way malaise Sep 2022 #94

I dunno. Why do people have to post hurricane forecasts on a political board Thtwudbeme Sep 2022 #93

I believe it is to soften a very painful loss Meowmee Sep 2022 #100

Part of what I do is talk about death Maeve Sep 2022 #101

Fascinating malaise Sep 2022 #102

I agree with you. llmart Sep 2022 #104

I don't plan to have a long and drawn out malaise Sep 2022 #105

Agree. llmart Sep 2022 #106

K&R spanone Sep 2022 #107

I go the other way. KentuckyWoman Sep 2022 #108

Is "deceased" okay? ShazzieB Sep 2022 #109