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Robbie Miller Kaplan's Blog – April 2011 Archive (2)
Visitation and Funeral Etiquette from an Industry Professional’s Perspective
Along with society’s shift toward informality, the funeral industry appears more flexible, moving away from the rigid formality of the past. This became clear when some funeral attendees shared how they dressed, not in dark and somber clothing, but in unconventional colors or attire, at the request of the bereaved family and even the deceased, as detailed in their funeral instructions.
While formality does prevail and you can’t go wrong in dressing in traditional and dark…
ContinueAdded by Robbie Miller Kaplan on April 18, 2011 at 7:00am — No Comments
Dealing with Inappropriate Comments
Someone, at some point, will say something inappropriate and potentially hurtful when you’re dealing with illness or death. There’s no getting around it; it happens. Maybe we should just face the reality that it’s part of the process.
I’ve learned through my own experience that most people truly do not mean to hurt us; they just don’t know what to say and through either their discomfort or lack of experience with loss, they say something totally…
ContinueAdded by Robbie Miller Kaplan on April 4, 2011 at 3:00pm — 3 Comments
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