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Pictures of dying grandma of Facebook...yay or nay....

wino2006wino2006 member
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So a Facebook friend of mine has posted several pictures of her grandma on her deathbed. One of her smiling next her unsmiling, miserable looking grandma and the other of her hand holding the hand of sleeping grandma. I would be pretty pissed if my grandchild was posting pictures of me on my deathbed. Social media has really blurred the lines of common decency and privacy. She is also the same person who posts pictures of herself working out and flexing her muscles. Anyone else care to commiserate in Facebook annoyances?
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  • DreadLocDreadLoc member
    just appreciate that it isn't after the fact.  my family loves posting open casket pictures, and dozens of them.  :/



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  • option458option458 member
    My cousins wife did this when my grandmother was dying. She even put ridiculous make up on her.

    Andalso, when my grandpa passed I found out via Facebook when the same cousins adopted sister posted it before my parents could call me. He died pretty unexpectedly and he had literally been gone for about 5 minutes when she posted. Dumb slut.
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  • wino2006wino2006 member
    edited April 2014
    MotherOfPearl85 said:
    I wouldn't want to see it but I think people are capturing their last memories of a loved one.
    That I can understand but posting it for the world to see? I cannot.
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    RVASC811 said:


    option458 said:

    My cousins wife did this when my grandmother was dying. She even put ridiculous make up on her.

    Andalso, when my grandpa passed I found out via Facebook when the same cousins adopted sister posted it before my parents could call me. He died pretty unexpectedly and he had literally been gone for about 5 minutes when she posted. Dumb slut.




    I am really sorry you found out that way. I really have to wonder, though, why her adoption is relevant?

    You're right totally irrelevant. My bad. It's an asshat thing to do regardless of how you come to be in a family.
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  • littlestjerrylittlestjerry member
    Nay. But I feel like I have unpopular opinions when it comes to what should be shared/discussed on Facebook re: deaths. 



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    MermaidsMagic said:


    DreadLoc said:

    just appreciate that it isn't after the fact.  my family loves posting open casket pictures, and dozens of them.  :/


    The fuck?? That is weird.

    To me it's weird but I think it's a cultural thing.

    I agree, if grandma is aware of her surroundings I think it's fine. When my gram was going through chemo I posted a pic of her on FB with DD. There's ways to go about it without seeming tacky.
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  • JennicillinJennicillin member
    I can see one smiling picture, but I think multiple sleeping, unhappy, etc.... is tacky tacky tacky

    I feel like this is just a question of common decency.  If she hadn't been tacky and questionable in her posting you wouldn't have to ask about it. So I'm gonna go ahead and say, no, I would not post something like what she did.  I'm surprised that at no point the thought occured to this chick that "gee I wonder if this is ok?"  I was raised that if you have to ask if something is ok then you should probably err on the side of caution and NOT do it.....
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  • wino2006wino2006 member
    BunkinMama said:
    When my grandma was in poor health I took V to visit her and I took pics. They had a great round of peek a boo while grandma covered her face with a hat. Grandma was smiling and that may have been one of her last smiles. And I shared them on Facebook because not all of the family could see grandma's joy while playing with her great granddaughter.
    That makes perfect sense to me. The grandma's face in this picture was completely flat and void of any emotion. She looked miserable.
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  • winecastle14winecastle14 member
    If someone looks like they are a day away from death, don't post that shit on FB. If they are capable of sitting up and smiling and they look as normal as one can look in the hospital, okay.
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