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My Parents Are Dead: What Now?

@deadparentswhatnow.com

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Demystifying the bureaucracy of death & dying with a sense of humor. Find your niche in The Columbarium newsletter. PRE-ORDER THE BOOK NOW!💀 https://linktr.ee/deadparentswhatnow

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My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · Jun 24

What’s this? My book is available for pre-order? Right now?!?! Grab MY PARENTS ARE DEAD: WHAT NOW? A PANIC-FREE GUIDE TO THE PRACTICALITIES OF DEATH wherever you buy books. Coming your way January 6 via @quirkbooks.bsky.social!
www.deadparentswhatnow.com/book #deathpositive #book #preorder

The cover of the book MY PARENTS ARE DEAD: WHAT NOW? The title is printed on a silvery urn on a black background and is surrounded by green vines and white flowers

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My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 17h

That’s so kind! I do the same with my dad’s golf buddies 💗

My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 18h

Add the grim reaper to your group chat. 📱 💀

#deathpositive #groupchat #friendship #grief

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My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 1d

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO THE COLUMBARIUM! I can't believe I've been writing this newsletter for a whole year, and that you've all been so kind as to subscribe. You're the best. Haven't signed up yet? Do it now! Longtime reader? Tell a friend! deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter
#newsletter #deathpositive

My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 2d

Why are Catholic monks so into making caskets? Find out in tomorrow's edition of The Columbarium. Sign up: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter

#newsletter #deathpositive #casket #coffin #funeral #monks

My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 3d

Yes!! What Sam said!!

Sexy CHOAM Nomsky costume @samthielman.com · 3d

We buried my grandmother this weekend and I would say talk to anyone in your life you’ll be responsible for when they die about what they want the end of their life and their memorial and burial to be like. My dad took extremely good care of his mom and it made everything a lot easier.

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 5d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 3d

If you live in South Carolina, you may be able to submit a small estate affidavit or use summary probate if your estate is worth less than $45,000. Search your county + "small estate affidavit" online.
#southcarolina #deathpositive #estateplanning

A white rectangle with black scribbles in the upper-left and lower-right corners. In green and black text, it reads: South Carolina! Your current small estate threshold is $45,000. If an estate is worth less than this amount, you may not need to go through probate court. Double check with a lawyer! deadparentswhatnow.com

My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 5d

It’s weird, right?!

My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 5d

I am a fan of these bands already.

My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 5d

Color me astonished when I found out you couldn't just wander down to the hearse dealership.

#deathpositive #funerals #hearse #funfact

White and green text at the top of a dark gray background reads: Funeral fun fact: funeral homes can't buy new hearses directly! In the center of the image is an illustration of a black hearse with a skeleton waving from the front window. Surrounding it are three lime green spiky bubbles with further text: Car companies don't manufacture hearses outright. "Coach builders" transform regular cars into hearses. Cadillacs and Lincolns are most likely to be hearsified. At the bottom is white text that reads deadparentswhatnow.com

My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 6d

I can think of no spookier Halloween topic than estate law. If you're in Louisville, come join me at the LFPL main branch at 7pm on October 23 for yet another edition of our free death salon. www.deadparentswhatnow.com/events/due-d...
#deathpositive #louisville #estateplanning

My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 7d

Scary (estate law) stories to tell in the dark. Happy spooky season, y’all.

#deathpositive #estateplanning #help

My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 8d

I got to “as per my last email” an estate attorney today. How’s your day going?

My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 8d

Big news: I'm presenting online at the 2025 Lifting the Lid International Festival of Death & Dying! My talk, "Bureaucracy from Beyond the Grave: Guiding the Living Through the Paperwork of the Deceased," is at 8:15 a.m. on 11/15. Grab tix: www.tickettailor.com/events/lifti...
#deathpositive

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My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 9d

We'll sail the waves of sea burial in tomorrow's edition of The Columbarium. Sign up: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter

#deathpositive #newsletter #burialatsea #seaburial #funeral #deatheducation

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My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 10d

If you live in #RhodeIsland, you may be able to submit a small estate affidavit or use summary probate if your estate is worth less than $15,000. (Keep in mind, this limit sometimes rises a bit to account for inflation.) Search your county + "small estate" online.
#estateplanning #deathsky

A black rectangle with white scribbles in the upper-left and lower-right corners. In green and white text, it reads: Rhode Island! Your current small estate threshold is $15,000. If an estate is worth less than this amount, you may not need to go through probate court. Double check with a lawyer! deadparentswhatnow.com

My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 12d

I learned about Wadi-us-Salaam from Nasser Khadjenoori's photography book "Hodie Mihi, Cras Tibi," in which he documents #cemeteries around the world. He was kind enough to present his work at the FCA conference back in June. Wadi-us-Salaam contains more than 6 million bodies! #deathpositive

White text on a dark gray background reads: The largest cemetery in the world is 1,485 1/2 acres. This distinction belongs to Iraq's Wadi-us-Salaam cemetery. deadparentswhatnow.com. The big number appears above a lime green circle.

My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 12d

Totally valid aesthetic choices 👏

My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 13d

I hate to say it, but I think I have to go with casket number 1. It's so extra!

#deathpositive #casket #coffin #history #tagyourself

The background is lime green with a Victorian wallpaper pattern. Black text reads: Tag Yourself! Which model from the 1918 Atlantic Coffin and Casket Co. catalog are you? Then there are screenshots of four old-fashioned looking caskets. At the bottom it says deadparentswhatnow.com

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My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 14d

I'm hosting a death positive picnic next month. Figured I'd let y'all know early, since my October calendar always seems to fill up quickly. If you're in the Louisville area, hope to see you there! www.deadparentswhatnow.com/events/haunted

#deathpositive #picnic #louisville #grief

My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 15d

Face death directly and laugh at billionaires. #deathpositive #aging

My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 16d

In tomorrow's edition of The Columbarium, we'll explore the origins of the phrase "kick the bucket." There are multiple possible etymologies, and none of them are fun—but I'll do my best to make you laugh anyway. Sign up: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter

#newsletter #deathpositive #kickthebucket

My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 17d

If you live in #Pennsylvania, you may be able to submit a small estate affidavit or use summary probate if your estate is worth less than $50,000. (Keep in mind, this limit may change to account for inflation.) Search your county + "small estate affidavit" online.
#estateplanning #deathsky

A white rectangle with black scribbles in the upper-left and lower-right corners. In green and black text, it reads: Pennsylvania! Your current small estate threshold is $50,000. If an estate is worth less than this amount, you may not need to go through probate court. Double check with a lawyer! deadparentswhatnow.com

My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 18d

2/3 pieces of mail I received today were for my dad, who died in 2023. 🙃

My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 19d

I know people have different experiences with hospice, but as someone whose parents both died in hospice care, and as someone who regularly volunteers with hospice patients, I believe that it's an overall good.

#deathpositive #hospice #endoflifecare #deatheducation

Gray text on a lighter gray background reads: Hospice (noun) - Health care that makes the end of life a lot less miserable. Suffering doesn't have to be an integral part of dying, despite what the movies would have you believe. deadparentswhatnow.com. Above the text is a cartoon skull with heart eyes atop a lime green heptagon.

My Parents Are Dead: What Now? @deadparentswhatnow.com · 20d

Three (terrible) excuses for not making a will.
#deathpositive #estateplanning