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Sally's* blunder at a cremation called for suddenlossofdignity.com to come to the rescue...
In my early 20s, I was asked to attend the cremation of a gentleman I had worked with by his family. This being my first cremation, surrounded by people I didn't know and with the only real thing I could say about this man's life 'he was a dirty old man!', I certainly didn't feel very comfortable being there.
Outside, after the service, his mother came to speak with me. When this conversation became too uneasy for me to bear, I decided to change the subject and said the first thing that came into my head.
'Can anyone else smell burning?'
At first, I couldn't decipher the looks of horror on the faces of everyone around me, until I was asked if I didn't realise what I had just said.
Awkward.
I then made a hasty retreat back to work.
Suddenlossofdignity.com says: Sally's case was tough. When you make a faux pas like that, the payout needs to be significant. So we sent her news of Henry* (28, Plymouth) whose speech at his brother's wedding failed to hit the right tone, and Emma* (31, Brisbane), who turned up with some awkward revelations to a Christening. The wrong Christening.
Sally says: Thank goodness for suddenlossofdignity.com. I was feeling guilty, ashamed and unable to leave the house; now I turn up to formal occasions safe in the knowledge that, frankly, shit happens. What a relief!
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