[tri-wings] Re: Need to vent

Katie,
I can relate to that.  I have an aunt who asked me at Brandon's prayer
service the night before his funeral if she could take a picture of Brandon
in his little casket.  I was in a state of shock I beleive at that time and
I told her to go right ahead because he looked so beautiful.  But a few days
later that started to bother me.  Then a few weeks later when I was trying
to get back to "normal", we were visiting at their lake and she pulled out
those pictures.  I was not at all prepared for that.  Not only that, but
they were done in 5 X 7 sizes.  I was so mad.  I couldn't beleive that this
person had the nerve to even bring her camera with that night, when she
never even took a picture of him when he was alive.  He was a beautiful
angel all dressed in white with a red rose beside him but the pictures
didn't do justice and this was definitely something better left in my
memory.  I have the pictures somewhere, but I would much rather look at the
pictures of him when he was actually with us.  It bothers me still that she
has copies.    I don't hold this against my aunt, in fact if I would have
just said no then I don't think she would have taken them, but I wish she
would have never asked.   So, it's not exactly the same but I can understand
how you feel.

Shelly - mom to my precious angel
Brandon John, 7/10/92 - 8/8/92, T-18
"Forever In Our Hearts"
http://remembering_brandon.tripod.com/



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