Asking Eric: Can I only Be Buried Where I Want by Keeping My Plans Secret From My Distant Children?
- A speaker whose children oppose their marriage plans to arrange burial beside their deceased spouse despite family conflict.
- The spouses were both deceased when the couple met, and the speaker acknowledges needing more details about the marriage circumstances.
- The speaker has a burial site out of state alongside their late wife, while their spouse is interred locally with her former husband, and available plots are becoming increasingly limited.
- The speaker states, "You don't have to tell your kids" about burial plans and suggests appointing an executor other than children to secure wishes.
- The speaker urges focusing on personal joy and resolving family issues, underscoring that burial decisions rest with the individuals despite potential controversy.
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Asking Eric: I’m keeping my burial plan a secret, even from my wife
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Adult children object to parents’ plans for burial
Dear Eric: I am very much enjoying the second time around following a long and less than joyful first marriage.
What plan do you have for when you are old? \ stacker news ~AskSN
This question is for those Stakers without kids and for the ones who now are young but are planning to not have kids. Nowadays, my parents are over 70 years old. We live far away from each other, for now they are healthy and independent enough so they can manage to live by themselves. But, every now and then they ask for some help. This help can be related to solving a small issue on the pc, financial advices and financial support as well. I don…
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