Sad Bastard of the Week: The haunted nightgown
Posted at 8:00 AM Jan 26, 2010
By Andrea Grimes
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Typically, Sad Bastard of the Week is a bit of a downer, what with it being about people's crappy problems: loveless marriages, blaming rape victims or telling your kid you should have aborted her, maybe. This week, however, I nominate a sad bastard problem that is more amusing than crappy. In yesterday's Dear Abby, "Wants To Do Right By Mama" has been threatened with a supernatural punishment if her mother doesn't get her way:
My mother is a spry, 75-year-old woman who has expressed an unusual request. She has told us "kids" that when she is called by the angels, she wants to be dressed in an aqua nightgown or PJs, and to be lying on her side. She says she will be sleeping for a long time, and she wants to make sure she's comfortable. She also says if we don't carry out her wishes, she will come back and haunt us.Can I just say: AWESOME MOM.
As someone who sleeps terribly, myself, the thought of being uncomfortable for eternity, however ridiculous a worry that might be, is nigh unbearable. So good for "Wants To Do Right"'s mom for laying down the comfy law.
Threats of haunting are also pretty cool however way you look at it. Sheer crazy? Go, girl. Sense of humor? Even better. Abby's advice is perfectly practical:
Because the alternative is to be "haunted" to eternity, you should honor your mother's wishes. But because laws vary from state to state, readers who want to find out what the law is in their state should visit www.funerals.org and view the Personal Preference page.Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go apprise myself of Texas funeral law for shits and giggles.
