Would you or would you not have a funeral for a toddler should they pass for whatever reason?

I was kinda shocked that my husband thought I was a monster for thinking it’s unnecessary.

The way I see it, you can’t be attached to the child until they’re old enough to display personality, which comes way later than the toddler stage; I just can’t see myself having any attachment before their personality develops. If this happened to me, I’d just chalk it up to a ~2 year time loss and go for another pregnancy. Thoughts?

  • deegeese@sopuli.xyz
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    1 month ago

    I’m as pro-choice as anyone, but when a child is wanted and expected, you start imagining their future long before they’re born.

    • voracitude@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      I think this is a very valid answer as to why someone would hold a funeral for a toddler. Funerals are for the living, and it makes perfect sense a parent might want to mourn the future their child never got to have.