Having A Cremation Service Discussion With Family
What does your family talk about when they gather together to have a meal? Do they catch up on jobs, school, and other everyday events? Do they joke around and tease? Do they talk about sports or favorite TV shows and movies? One thing you can guarantee isn’t a normal topic is cremation services in Daytona Beach, FL. But this is an important topic, even if it’s difficult to cover. Most people are reluctant to talk about the end of their lives, but if there are pre-plans in place, it’s important for family to know what’s out there. If there aren’t any plans yet, you still want family to know what you want. And you need to know what they want as well.
If you want to have this discussion with your family, you may want to get an idea of what you’d like for yourself first. There’s nothing wrong with contacting a cremation service provider and looking over packages and options. Even if you don’t put pre-plans into place until after talking to your family, you might want to have the ideas on hand for when you have the discussion. You can have a few basic options in mind and talk about customizations from there.
And there are a lot of things to think about pertaining to your cremation. You will want to think about when you want the cremation to happen—after a funeral or directly, before any services occur. You will also want to think about what type of service you want—a memorial, a celebration of life, or an ash scattering. You can even combine some of the services to get everything you want.
Cremation providers give you simple containers for remains, if you wish to use them. If you’re going to be scattered somewhere, that option is fine. But if you want an urn, you’ll want to look into those options and choose a few that might suit you.
Once you think through at least some of the basics of your cremation services, you will want to talk to your family. Make sure everyone knows the topic of conversation when they come into the dinner or evening you are hosting so no one is surprised. You want to be prepared for the future and you want everyone to be on the same page. Don’t veil the discussion with a birthday party or something else. Be direct and upfront.
Let everyone in your family know that you are having this discussion for their, and your, benefit. Everyone will know who wants what so when a member passes on, people know what to do.
If you want to figure out what you’d like done for cremation services in Daytona Beach, FL, or if you need more details to take to your family, contact the professionals at Fourtowns Cremation, Inc. We can give you package options and ideas so you can organize your thoughts and then present the options to your family when you have your meeting.
