Comments on: The Politics of Death in a Digital Age https://www.marshmallowranch.com/the-politics-of-death-in-a-digital-age/ She traded her tiara for wings and a pickup Thu, 27 Jan 2022 15:55:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Ginny McKinney https://www.marshmallowranch.com/the-politics-of-death-in-a-digital-age/#comment-14559 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 15:55:06 +0000 https://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=14069#comment-14559 In reply to Robbin.

That’s exactly what I’m talking about. I learned on the playground in grade school that my brother had been in a serious car accident. She had heard it when she was home for lunch. My parents hadn’t even come to school to get me yet. There are some stories that aren’t ours to tell till the right people know. We’ve lost some of these social norms in the digital age. ❤️‍?

]]> By: Ginny McKinney https://www.marshmallowranch.com/the-politics-of-death-in-a-digital-age/#comment-14558 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 15:51:16 +0000 https://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=14069#comment-14558 In reply to Sandra Martindale.

I think it’s safe to share once the funeral home has posted or there is an obituary either online or in the newspaper. I think a good rule of thumb is to wait 36-48 hours after the death to share on social media. That still give people enough time to plan to attend the viewing and/or funeral while still protecting the family’s privacy. ?

]]> By: Ginny McKinney https://www.marshmallowranch.com/the-politics-of-death-in-a-digital-age/#comment-14557 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 15:48:02 +0000 https://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=14069#comment-14557 In reply to Rachel.

❤️‍?

]]> By: Robbin https://www.marshmallowranch.com/the-politics-of-death-in-a-digital-age/#comment-14556 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 14:13:54 +0000 https://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=14069#comment-14556 My niece found out on FB that her beloved grandma had died when my nephew posted it immediately after he heard (one sister had two kids to call, the other had 6) ? We hadn’t even thought of asking them not to post. When my dad died, we were ready with that “please do not post”, even for family, right away.

]]> By: Sandra Martindale https://www.marshmallowranch.com/the-politics-of-death-in-a-digital-age/#comment-14549 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 15:07:02 +0000 https://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=14069#comment-14549 Well, I guess I’m guilty as charged but I receive notices from our local funeral home when they post new deaths. I have friends out of state that know some of these people & they’re always grateful to know about these deaths. I feel like if the funeral home has posted it on their website it should be safe to share it. I’m sure there’s always gonna be a chance that a distant relative might not have been notified. If that’s the case my thinking is that they were not that close to their family or someone would have notified them.

]]> By: Rachel https://www.marshmallowranch.com/the-politics-of-death-in-a-digital-age/#comment-14548 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 14:53:47 +0000 https://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=14069#comment-14548 When my husband passed last September it was several days before I posted anything on fb. We wanted to let close friends and family know with at least a phone call first.
I have dear friends who lost their grown son in a accident. It was posted on fb by some of his friends before his family could call everyone. A terrible way for someone to find out.

]]> By: Ginny McKinney https://www.marshmallowranch.com/the-politics-of-death-in-a-digital-age/#comment-14547 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 14:29:32 +0000 https://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=14069#comment-14547 In reply to Pam.

❤️‍?

]]> By: Pam https://www.marshmallowranch.com/the-politics-of-death-in-a-digital-age/#comment-14544 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 10:03:42 +0000 https://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=14069#comment-14544 I never really shared until days after about my husband’s recent death. My kids did mostly posting pictures of their dad and family
I had a good friend whose daughter in law posted about my friend’s father passing before my friend could contact her out of state sister due to phone problems. Can you imagine seeing that your father passed on Facebook?
I never say anything on social media until I see the family had acknowledged a death and then I don’t share the obituary, for some reason I can’t do that.
Thanks for the reminder

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