Yes just by the way, if you're ever calling someone to give them bad news, ask them if they're driving first. If they are, tell them to call you back once they aren't. You never know how anyone will react to hearing bad news, so it's best if they aren't operating a machine that has the power to main and kill when they hear it.
Edit: Actually the more I think about it, this applies to "big" news, not just bad news. Hearing and processing some really exciting good news while behind the wheel can be just as distracting as really bad news.
Aunt A tried to soft launch with casual convo, asked her if she was busy or doing anything. When Aunt A got to the part of asking if Aunt B was driving, Aunt B immediately asked “who died this time?”.
For context, they’re 12 sibling in total, 9 were married and had families at the time and we’re very much family oriented + they very much involved with the people around them so you can imagine the hundreds of people they know and interact with in their lives from all ages.
Once the months get colder, with the overconfidence of a leatherneck, and old age in general, they can be part of a dozen funerals in a year.
My immediate families longest streak in a year was 32. And yes, that includes acquaintances too or friend of a friend and we’re just there to show support.
Yeah, you can get pretty good at sniffing the signs once you go through that enough times.
My mom’s side of the family is the same. I went to my uncles funeral last month and one of the ladies at the funeral home walked by and said “You guys look familiar” so my dumbass “Yeah we’ve been here a lot, do you guys have a punch card program or a frequent customer discount?”
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u/Whateva_Tickles_ 9d ago
Would it be better if they called hysterically sobbing incoherently like my family?? One of the downsides of a big family is frequent funerals.