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Posted By: marilyn on 2007-11-29
In Reply to: not really - jlynn
I, too, am a member of the dead ex club. Married 17-1/2 years, divorced 5 years, he died and I helped my then young adult children with the arrangements, etc. Oldest son kept some cremains, younger son wanted no part of it. The rest we took to a local private lake where he had membership and close family/friends each threw a handful in the lake, per his request. The cremains weren't even close to resembling ashes, more like small bits of bone, sort of like a tiny gravel-looking substance. Grossed everyone out at first, but once we got into the swing of it, it was okay. Each person said a little something as they threw theirs. What a topic to be discussing early in the morning! Have a productive day!
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