"It's Mom!"

Friend Cali recently visited a funeral home as part of her nursing training. In consequence, the conversation last night became rather “funereal”.

At one point, we started talking about whether burial or cremation were the better option. Is cremation really cheaper?

Amber said she would like to be cremated and have a jewel made from her ashes. I had never heard of such a thing. (It’s true.) We talked about this for a bit.

Cali said, “Can you imagine having someone compliment you on the stone in your ring and answering, ‘Yeah, it’s Mom!’”

We agreed that such a conversation would rate highly on the “Ewww factor” scale.