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?
Funerals are for the living, not for the dead.
If enough people had gotten to know the toddler that the ritual of a funeral would be comforting and connecting for them, I would have a funeral.
If the toddler only really made a mark on one or both of the parents, I would have a small, more intimate ceremony instead.
If the toddler hasn’t yet made its mark on anyone yet, then the funeral serves no one.