Should I go to the funeral,or not?

Your question shows that you should go and say good by.

Go and don’t look.

I think you should go and you do not have to view the body at all. There are no rules here. Just go and keep your distance so you can remember her as she was. xx sorry for your loss..

I agree with the last two posts. The main reason for going to a funeral is for the family unless, of course, you ARE the family. Be glad you aren’t.

As the others said, you don’t have to view the body. That’s completely up to you. Just go and give your respects to the family. I feel like you would regret it if you didn’t and it will give you some funeral experience. Death is part of life and, as bad as it is, you will have more to go to.

I personally wouldn’t go, my friend passed away back in Jan. and I didn’t go to his because I didn’t want to see him dead. It took me a while to forgive myself for not going, but now I’m happy I didn’t go because when I think of him I think of him as I did when I last saw him. This may sound a bit weird but I wrote him a note the day of his funeral and I left it on my computer desk for a week somehow hoping he’d see it and I spilled out my feelings about the whole thing and wrote why I didn’t attend the service. Like a week later I felt so relieved about the whole thing and knew his spirit knows about my note, its allowed me to move on.

My Best childhood friend died January 8th this year, from leukemia. She looked peacful (at the wake) and I was happy I went… a friend of mine went with me and we viewed her together so I wasn’t alone. Also my Mom and sister were there since my Mom and older Sister had babysat her since she was 1 years old until about 10… anyways, you don’t have to view her, just show up and show the family some respect and support if thats what you’d rather do. Good Luck. <3