A regular funeral, maybe. But this seems like it was open casket, that's retarded.

Yeah I just think its more of an adult event, than an event to bring your children to.

It really depends on the child. For some children, if they are very close to the person, it can be a form of closure. Even if they don't fully understand what's happening at the time, they might appreciate it later. If they have a lot of formed memories of loving the person, maybe years later they can look back and know that they were at least there at the very end. It really depends on the kid, since many can't handle it, but some can. I don't think that it's fair to call that decision 'retarded'.

I wouldn't call the situation "retarded." Many funerals are open casket. I agree that some children should not go to funerals as they do not know how to deal with death. They don't really understand it. But I agree with the commenter that said it can be a form of closure.

I never said you can't bring your child to a funeral, I just said I'd rather wait until they understand the situation better. I know when I was 5 I would not understand what was going on and probably wouldn't remember a funeral as something to remember the good times I had with said family member. Even just waiting a year or 2 is better. When I was 6 or 7 I probably would understand the concept better and probably would have an easier time with making peace that a family member has passed, that's all.

My nephew was brought to his great grandfathers funeral at 5, he didn't entirely understand at the time but a year or so later he understood the concept better and remembered the funeral and it did give him closure. He even told us he understood now why he was gone.

Some kids can handle it much better than others. And it can often be really unfair to stop a child from saying their final goodbye, particularly to a close family member, just because you don't think they can handle it.

Yes, because it is perfectly normal to laugh about the death of a family member. The hell's wrong with you?

#87 - they wouldn't be laughing at the actual grandmother's death. They would be laughing at the incident. Those actually are two separate things.

I don't what kind of a kid you were, but not all are awful. My first funeral was when I was about 5-6 years, no problems there.

Maybe the same kind of idiot whos 1st post on FML is one intended to stir people on a sensitive topic! The child as said above is one that loved his fun grandma! Maybe you do things different where youre from, but thats rather unfair calling OP an idiot because you disagree.

There are many children who can behave themselves at funerals. I went to my first funeral at 5 and I was perfectly well behaved. Why should a child be deprived of a chance to say a final goodbye just because they're young?

Everyone in my family went to my grandpa's funeral, even the small children. The littlest ones didnt understand what was happening and just wanted to play. Which is what my grandpa would have wanted: laughter not tears.

I'm sorry, I seem to have missed the joke. Please explain where it's funny

36, you are the biggest ******* asshole ever.

Kids now-a-days aren't stupid enough to think they could actually do crazy things like that. They're not brain dead, they're children. The worst they can do is say something rude, but that's why you explain beforehand

Children really aren't as dumb as everyone thinks they are. I have been to many funerals with young children and I have NEVER seen any child who thinks anything of the sort. Children actually are perfectly capable of behaving themselves at funerals.