This is cross-posted from a Reddit post here.
Yesterday, I took my four year old daughter to a memorial Meeting at Toronto Monthly Meeting. It was a surprisingly positive experience. She was interested and engaged throughout the whole Meeting, and asked many questions about it afterwards. She barely knew the deceased but was still glad to learn about her life and hear testimonies and remembrances of the grace of God in the life of our dear Friend, Ruth Pincoe.
Here in North America, the general culture tends to be very death-o-phobic, and we avoid talking about death. I think that this might steer some parents away from taking their kids to memorial Meetings. However, a four year old can understand and enjoy a memorial Meeting. She’d probably enjoy a wedding as much, or even more, but weddings are rare compared to memorials in our Meeting.
Have you taken a child to a memorial Meeting? Do you remember attending any as a child? What’s your local culture around memorials like?
Published: Aug 11, 2024
Last Modified: Aug 14, 2024
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