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Heroically, I wrote a will. But what if I’d hate my own funeral? | Emily Mulligan
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What if there were geraniums? Yuck
Confronting my own mortality in my 30s, with silky skin and two young kids, was not something I was going to do lightly. And yet, heroically, I wrote my will.
Voluntarily instigating contact with lawyers turned my stomach enough to earn me at least a year of procrastination. Sure, you don’t want to unexpectedly die and leave your affairs in a shambles, but nor do you want to spend your precious time on Earth finding a lawyer and talking to them.
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