Why do people want to have open caskets?
This is a loaded question. I have done volunteer grief counselling over the years. When possible, it is harder on the families to have an open casket sometimes, but after it is all over, I have found that the ones who have an open casket seem to accept better that their love one is really deceased. Otherwise, some seem to put off the grieving thinking that maybe……..the loved one is no really dead……. The process just seems to take longer. My Belief is that once a loved one has died, they know every time you thought of them and how much you loved them. I take great comfort in that belief. Hope it helps.
