tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post1393776413646767934..comments2024-02-05T23:53:44.177-07:00Comments on Not So Usual: The Girl PallbearerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-15030747685888558552009-05-09T19:28:00.001-06:002009-05-09T19:28:00.001-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.The Gouldingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593585440488319405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-81393715909069763212009-05-09T19:28:00.000-06:002009-05-09T19:28:00.000-06:00Kind of funny you talked about a girl pallbearer. ...Kind of funny you talked about a girl pallbearer. When my mom passed away in 2005, we (her 4 daughters) actually contimplated being some of the pallbearers. I think it stemmed from my mom mentioning it before she died. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it. So what if it a little "different". Glad to see there are some women out there who will do it.The Gouldingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593585440488319405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-55770750692836418742009-05-07T16:50:00.000-06:002009-05-07T16:50:00.000-06:00no idea about the song..but I love the girl pallbe...no idea about the song..but I love the girl pallbearer. Now I wish that I had been one for my dad!Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15780571361141805413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-51896978486550525812009-05-07T09:31:00.000-06:002009-05-07T09:31:00.000-06:00I was a pallbearer for my husband's grandfather. ...I was a pallbearer for my husband's grandfather. I was very honored to do it. The thing was they had put me and my sil in front. She has a bad arm, so when it was time to put the casket in the car from the gurney, she absolutely did not use any strength to help lift the casket! I had to use my other hand and I struggled to get the casket in the car! <br /><br />I don't know the song, but hey Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096758413292331253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-44243998040772544362009-05-07T09:06:00.000-06:002009-05-07T09:06:00.000-06:00I think the "girl" pall bearer is really a guy in ...I think the "girl" pall bearer is really a guy in drag. No? <br /><br />How about a boy CNA, or a girl dentist, or a girl funeral director.okeydokeyifinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201993774293459821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-72646242831067372822009-05-07T08:25:00.000-06:002009-05-07T08:25:00.000-06:00Okay, I so should have read the comments before I...Okay, I so should have read the comments before I commented. <br /><br />I move caskets all the time. They are lighter than you think. We use what is called a church truck from the building to the car. The casketbearers pick up the casket and set in the funeral coach. Then at the graveside, depending on the situation of the grave, normally, you should only have to pick up and carry a few Kaye Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149963938177172532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-51664293980182940392009-05-07T08:20:00.000-06:002009-05-07T08:20:00.000-06:00We have girl casketbearers all the time here in th...We have girl casketbearers all the time here in the south. Of course this seems natural to me since I work at the funeral home. A lot of times families choose to use the grandchildren as casketbearers which is where the girls come into play.<br /><br />I hear people talk...some can't believe that women are funeral directors and embalmers...we are more compassionate, so why can't we meet with Kaye Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149963938177172532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-28582123403723762222009-05-07T08:14:00.000-06:002009-05-07T08:14:00.000-06:00I have seen women pallbearers before but I always ...I have seen women pallbearers before but I always that it was weird. I guess the question is not what women can do but what women should do.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099425493742842588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-44209803224661130162009-05-06T21:48:00.000-06:002009-05-06T21:48:00.000-06:00Yea, I think of mechanics too. Even though my dad...Yea, I think of mechanics too. Even though my dad, brother and mom can rebuild an engine. I don't know where I was to have missed all of that. I was WAY more girly. Why do it if all you have to do is say "Hey, my car is................." and they fix it. I tend to forget I can mow the lawn or put gas in my car sometimes. Steve cooks way more than I do, and I'm a stay at home mom. SAD.Tulsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621713199341363416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-12644001698732253942009-05-06T16:46:00.000-06:002009-05-06T16:46:00.000-06:00I always think of women being able to do any job b...I always think of women being able to do any job but pallbearer never crossed my mind. And I am still waiting to see a woman president.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-40660644635728541882009-05-06T15:44:00.000-06:002009-05-06T15:44:00.000-06:00Men mowing the lawn. They're not the only ones! I ...Men mowing the lawn. They're not the only ones! I LOVE mowing the lawn, and i HATE ironing shirts... I'm terrible at it.Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10535541686001496637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-91064937491518181172009-05-06T11:58:00.000-06:002009-05-06T11:58:00.000-06:00Ruthykins-you're absolutely correct. I agree whol...Ruthykins-you're absolutely correct. I agree wholeheartedly!Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10249491905813918066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-47335878015633793122009-05-06T11:47:00.000-06:002009-05-06T11:47:00.000-06:00Spider killing is the man's job.
After giving b...Spider killing is the man's job. <br /><br />After giving birth, one of my recovery nurses was a male nurse. Also, when I worked at the care facility one of our nurses was male. We generally think of male doctors and female nurses.Puphigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239066075909772549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-12221069590342774622009-05-06T10:49:00.000-06:002009-05-06T10:49:00.000-06:00There is a female body shop worker here and I have...There is a female body shop worker here and I have seen a female cement truck driver. The strange thing is I have never seen a female drivers ed. teacher.<br />-KylePuphigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239066075909772549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-57514521259249242712009-05-06T10:25:00.000-06:002009-05-06T10:25:00.000-06:00well that lady pallbearer looks like she can handl...well that lady pallbearer looks like she can handle it. I also believe that a woman or a man can cross the job divide and perform tasks generally left to one sex. Even though I believe that, whenever I see somebody who's done it thoughts immediately run through my head about how odd it is. Then I remind myself, "Why not?" Some men have a nurturing nature and some women love to get their hands greenolivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13085051883898844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-59582596265300914602009-05-06T10:20:00.000-06:002009-05-06T10:20:00.000-06:00i don't think i've ever seen a woman pallbearer. ...i don't think i've ever seen a woman pallbearer. i've also never seen a woman garbage collector. women can do anything, as a group, but not every woman individually. i think that if a woman wants to be in some field that is mostly men then she should qualify for it the same way men do. like the army. no girly pushups. no shaving time off runs. if i'm in trouble and need help i'm not gonna Ruthykinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03906507182384365998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-76344985203817295622009-05-06T08:50:00.000-06:002009-05-06T08:50:00.000-06:00I think those pallbearers are going to trip with t...I think those pallbearers are going to trip with their faces blacked out like that. I only know one female bus mechanic.mrbusdrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03484672144254934033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-38224877069918078852009-05-06T07:32:00.000-06:002009-05-06T07:32:00.000-06:00I agree with the others...I wouldn't want to be a ...I agree with the others...I wouldn't want to be a be a pallbearer because of the strength required. Plus, if it was someone I was close enough to be a pallbearer for, I probably couldn't be (emotionally) stable enough to do it either. No one wants a bumpy ride, even if you're dead!Ronnicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18242687458315186709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-5585151858094742982009-05-06T07:28:00.000-06:002009-05-06T07:28:00.000-06:00I think a woman can do anything a man can do. Som...I think a woman can do anything a man can do. Some jobs just seem odd to see them doing, the same as men :) I think it's awesome to see women as police officers, doctors, in the military...just doing whatever they want to do!The Willeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180325513665281981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-6034581244700030742009-05-06T07:12:00.000-06:002009-05-06T07:12:00.000-06:00Deborah... I think you're probably right. Makes pe...Deborah... I think you're probably right. Makes perfect sense to me. Those are the reasons I wouldn't do those jobs. And I have *no* upper body strength so I could not be a pallbearer. And Yaya...of all people...I know that you know that song! Ha! Its from your fav movie ever! Lol!EmmaPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674416956252503821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-52002192477325393442009-05-06T06:36:00.000-06:002009-05-06T06:36:00.000-06:00I always find it odd to see Dad pushing the stroll...I always find it odd to see Dad pushing the stroller. Don't know why, but apparently my head thinks the stroller-pushing-job is meant for females.Debbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847554630497329440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-87219748360853866512009-05-06T06:03:00.000-06:002009-05-06T06:03:00.000-06:00I don't think there is any job a woman can't do.
T...I don't think there is any job a woman can't do.<br />That being said, I think it would be hard for me to be a pallbearer, just for the strength side of it.Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01632090699011989840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-67004494467956784492009-05-06T04:52:00.000-06:002009-05-06T04:52:00.000-06:00Don't know that song, darn.
I've seen woman pallb...Don't know that song, darn.<br /><br />I've seen woman pallbearers on tv, does that count?<br /><br /><br />ps your profile shows up again, yay!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347943771906170661.post-12086517523947931262009-05-06T01:54:00.000-06:002009-05-06T01:54:00.000-06:00I'm impressed with the woman pallbearer ... my und...I'm impressed with the woman pallbearer ... my understanding is that those coffins are <I>heavy</I>! I'm not sure that I would trust my upper body strength to hold up my part, and the alternative would be a disaster.<br /><br />I tend to think of all jobs requiring physical strength as being men's jobs (construction worker, firefighter), also jobs that are dirty (garbage collector, plumber). Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10249491905813918066noreply@blogger.com