Reading an article on bizarre in-law behavior, I came across the following experience: ‘“On the day of my grandmother-in-law’s funeral, my sister-in-law took the flowers — from the grave site — because she wanted to use them on her dining room table for Valentine’s Day the next week.” — weddja’ (Hubbin said,”What’s wrong with that?” with a big ironic smile)
I have a problem with saving “death flowers” to give to other people or save for romance. Many other people would disagree with me, but this strikes me as stealing from the dead, a slightly cheerier form of tomb-raiding, but I know I am just very uncomfortable with the concept. Others may argue that grandma wasn’t going to use the flowers anymore, and didn’t even have the capacity to enjoy them either (depending on what they believe happens to the dead).
Frankly I think the point where someone finds frugality to be cheap is a line of taste. I find this particular case distasteful, and therefore cheap. Someone else might not feel the same way.
