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Rumpelteazer · 08-02-2016, 02:17 AM

I like the idea of dividing the ashes. If my uncle throws a hissy fit and starts demanding things we might have to do that (though I don't know anyone who has a fireplace and uses it where I can get supplementary ashes).

I'm only doing what I'm told to do; contact the cousins and find a date we can all go. I still need dates from three people. Despite all the family problems some people think we should try to be the perfect family, at least to the outside world. This is mostly my aunt and to a lesser degree my father.

I'm not sure what my grandmother's would have liked to be done with her ashes. I know my grandfather didn't much care: he was dead anyway. For him my parents, aunts and uncles decided to scatter his ashes in the waters near where my grandparents used to have a vacation home (and my uncle forced them to sell). Now my grandfather never could get along with his son in law, who is a nerd and always knew everything better than anyone (luckily he has mellowed somewhat since). All six of them were standing in a little boat, on a beautiful windstill day. At the moment my aunt dumps the ashes in the water there is a gust of wind, blowing the ashes straight into my face. I'd like to think of this as my grandfather's last revenge.

08-02-2016, 02:17 AM	#28252
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,351 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I like the idea of dividing the ashes. If my uncle throws a hissy fit and starts demanding things we might have to do that (though I don't know anyone who has a fireplace and uses it where I can get supplementary ashes). I'm only doing what I'm told to do; contact the cousins and find a date we can all go. I still need dates from three people. Despite all the family problems some people think we should try to be the perfect family, at least to the outside world. This is mostly my aunt and to a lesser degree my father. I'm not sure what my grandmother's would have liked to be done with her ashes. I know my grandfather didn't much care: he was dead anyway. For him my parents, aunts and uncles decided to scatter his ashes in the waters near where my grandparents used to have a vacation home (and my uncle forced them to sell). Now my grandfather never could get along with his son in law, who is a nerd and always knew everything better than anyone (luckily he has mellowed somewhat since). All six of them were standing in a little boat, on a beautiful windstill day. At the moment my aunt dumps the ashes in the water there is a gust of wind, blowing the ashes straight into my face. I'd like to think of this as my grandfather's last revenge.