Has anyone ever been to a wake?
I have. I'm sure many here have.
They are a necessity to allow YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS to come and pay their respects. If it is your mother, father, grandparent, or sibling, they are very stressful and full of emotion, particularly if someone dies young.
If you are like many people, they are the LAST place you want to be. I personally do not mind them because I have different thoughts about life and death than others. But I can't say they aren't difficult.
Wakes are for others, not yourself. Because of that, athletes have the option of letting their family represent them while they play a game.
Athletes who play all year to attain one goal, face the decision to go to a wake or go to a game.
Well guess what? They sometimes choose to go to the game over seeing the BIRTH OF THEIR CHILD, perhaps the most joyful experience of one's life. Why would playing a game over going to a wake surprise one in light of that.
This is not honorable or dishonorable. It is expected.
The GAME offers the biggest diversion from the person who died and on top of that, YOU get to contribute to the outcome and DEDICATE the performance to the deceased (much like a 5k run for a charitable cause). That, to the athlete, is FAR more desirable than meandering around a funeral home in tears, hugging and kissing people you haven't seen in years!
I don't have a dog in the fight but the athlete, more often than not chooses to stay away from the stressful wake and possibly funeral proceedings, play the only game they know as an escape, and then quietly mourn when things calm down.
There is NOTHING surprising, unusual or immoral about IT's decision today given all this. I had him playing the game the entire time.
If his sister died even 1 HOUR before the game I'd expect him to play. Even more so in that case.
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