The World's Worst Obit

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I’m not an angel.  Really, who is?  We’ve all done things from time to time that we wish we could take back.  But, sweet baby snow peas, what sort of life do you have to have lived to get an obituary like this:

“Dolores had no hobbies, made no contribution to society and rarely shared a kind word or deed in her life. I speak for the majority of her family when I say her presence will not be missed by many, very few tears will be shed and there will be no lamenting over her passing.”

And that’s the good part!  The obit goes on to say:

“There will be no service, no prayers and no closure for the family she spent a lifetime tearing apart. We cannot come together in the end to see to it that her grandchildren and great-grandchildren can say their goodbyes. So I say here for all of us, GOOD BYE, MOM.”

Sure, we’ve all been to funerals where we thought it, but to actually put in the paper?  All I can say is, “Wow!”

And remember, obits aren’t free.  Someone had to pay in order for this to run. 

It makes me think wonder what I need to do in order to avoid getting this treatment when I’m dead.

Hmmmm, maybe I should start emptying the dishwasher before my wife asks.