I’ve struggled a lot more than I imagined I would following Mum’s death and it’s been really stressful managing everything on my own.
My step father now wants to visit my Mum in the funeral directors before her funeral next week. He’s reliant on me taking him so it can’t happen before as I’ve had to return to work which is miles away.
The problem is Mum hasn’t been embalmed as my step father didn’t want the additional cost. I can imagine she’s going to look very different as it will be more than three weeks since she died. I definitely don’t want to see her in an open coffin as it would be too traumatic. My step dad thinks she’ll look just the same. How can I explain to him that it’s a bad idea and that seeing Mum as she is will be difficult and not something he’d want as a lasting memory.
My step father now wants to visit my Mum in the funeral directors before her funeral next week. He’s reliant on me taking him so it can’t happen before as I’ve had to return to work which is miles away.
The problem is Mum hasn’t been embalmed as my step father didn’t want the additional cost. I can imagine she’s going to look very different as it will be more than three weeks since she died. I definitely don’t want to see her in an open coffin as it would be too traumatic. My step dad thinks she’ll look just the same. How can I explain to him that it’s a bad idea and that seeing Mum as she is will be difficult and not something he’d want as a lasting memory.