My Sister Refused To Open Dad’s Casket, And The Reason Made The Whole Church Scream.
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Chapter 14
Dad did not hold a second funeral.
He said one fake funeral was enough for any lifetime.
Instead, he held a living wake.
His idea.
Terrible name.
Beautiful night.
People came to Robert’s backyard.
No casket.
No church.
No closed lids.
They brought food.
Stories.
Music.
Dad sat in a chair under string lights and listened to people say the things they would have said if he had been dead.
Some were awkward.
Some funny.
Some too long.
He loved all of them.
When it was my turn, I stood with a glass of lemonade and said, “Dad, I am glad your coffin was empty because you still owe me twenty years of birthdays.”
He laughed.
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Then cried.
So did I.
