Our soul

By baddream - This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, at my grandmother's funeral I tried my hardest not to cry, only allowing tears to fall and not making any noise, to be respectful at her funeral. Afterwards, my mother tells my father that I didn't cry, which obviously meant that I didn't love my grandmother and had no soul. FML
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designedlikedice 0

It's a funeral, you're allowed to cry. Why would being upset at a funeral be disrespectful?

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xThatRandomGirlx 0

Did she not notice any tears falling? Sorry for your loss.

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spockezri 0

I can't cry till I'm at work the next day...I understand :( Your mum's the evil heartless soulless one.

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jdkfgkjdfb 0

For some reason, I didn't even shed a tear at my grandfather's funeral. I tried to, but I couldn't. However, I cried very, very hard when I had learned he had died and all the next day after that.

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_elly_beth_ 0

You didn't say which grandmother it was, but chances are your mother is probably still grieving. After the dust settles and if she still thinks you have no soul, sit down and explain yourself to her. If she's still a bitch about it, say you're going to throw a big celebration party when she dies.

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little_vivy 0

That happened to me, but it was at my grandfather's funeral. I am sorry for your loss.

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FreedomFirst 0

Ignore her. You're to be respected for showing consideration at her funeral.

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RandMcNally 0

Same happened to me with my grandpa when I was 13. Was picking at my nailpolish to distract myself, then was yelled at for acting like I was bored/not crying. Ugh.

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yesmy_love 0

actually #55, in many countries, mourners don't cry at funerals and that's perfectly normal. like in mexico for example, they don't mourn the loss of life, the celebrate it. and everyone is different, you don't know the OPs situation. i know that when my grampa died i felt silly crying because he always told us not to cry or be upset because it was just his time to go. and maybe the OP doesn't mean the disrespect aimed towards their grandmother.. maybe they meant they didn't want to be disrespectful to the other mourners by getting over emotion.

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TryToBeKind 0

That's disgusting of you!

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catryn 0

The OP probably meant that she thought sobbing seemed inappropriate, which I agree, it does seem sort of inappropriate: bawling so loud that people can't hear the priest/rabbi/etc. Sorry you offended your mother by not shaving off your eyebrows, throwing ashes on yourself, and hurling yourself into the grave after the casket had been lowered.

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IEatCrayons 0

sorry for your loss. and i understand what you mean about not wanting to be respectful. my grandpa died a year ago, and at his funeral, i was the one bawling my head off, and my dad was the one with no soul. he just held the camcorder, and making comments to us like, "you'll neverrrrr see him again."

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