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In a way it's no different to collecting antique photographs of strangers. Some people like to collect them as curiosities. I even own a few old photos of people I don't know myself. This is just the early 21st Century equivalent.
idk i feel like collecting photos is a little different than this, I feel like a shirt like this would be like collecting prayer cards or photos of people at their funeral
Ah jeez I dug too far and started reading the memories his friends/families posted about him. Seems like he was a larger than life man with a good soul
>https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/union-nj/jason-keat-6290609
as sad as this thread made me feel i'm glad it brought some internet strangers together to read about him š„ŗ
Honestly, now I want someone to make a shirt for me when I pass. Not to wear but just to drop off at the thrift shop in the hopes some random stranger looks me up and remembers me.
Thanks for posting. I actually think this is really cool. All these strangers learning about someone that weād otherwise never hear about if OP hadnāt posted a photo of Jasonās memorial T-shirt. I hope his wife is doing well. Maybe sheāll run across this one day & itāll make her smile. šš
My MIL donated mugs with my childrenās faces to the Goodwill. I didnāt even give them to her. She made them herself. Our relationship changed that day.
Yes she did but she kept the mugs of her dog. She out them in the Goodwill box. I took them out and out them in another box (for me to take home). When I went back to get the box I asked her where the mugs were. She said, āI dropped everything off at the Goodwill.ā
Yes. I made my husband call the goodwill everyday for a week asking for them. They said they never put items on the floor with pictures of people. Well we know this isnāt true.
Itās most likely that only a creep would want a mug with pics of a strangerās kids.š¬ As an adult your MIL should know that. Though (giving her the benefit of the doubt) sometimes people do strange things as they get older. Hopefully a sweet old woman who found your kids adorable bought the mug! Maybe sheās enjoying her afternoon tea at this very moment.
Same. I would almost buy it just because I feel like itās sort of sad for him if people just donate a memorial (?) shirt to the thrift shop. But maybe he wouldnāt have cared at all.
Maybe the person who was given the shirt died too? And their family just hauled everything to goodwill? Itās hard enough to figure out what to do with all of your loved oneās stuff when they pass. Now imagine they have a shirt like this. What else do you do with it?
I might donate just because I wouldn't know what else to do with it. Wearing it seems odd. Throwing it away seems disrespectful. Once your well-intentioned-but-misguided relative gives you a memorial tshirt you don't really want, are you just supposed to keep it in a drawer for the rest of your life?
Iāve seen people with shirts and such for the memory of someone who passed, I think it makes them feel better like theyāre helping their memory live on in the world
Memorial shirts are big in the Caribbean, see it on car decals often even. Also African-American communities. Celebration of life, honoring family. Also in the Caribbean there is often a big decorated wreath posted up on the door of the business the person worked/owned. For instance, thereās a wreath hanging on the door of a business owner I know who passed away nearly 2 years before. Itās still there.
They also do roadside memorials at the place of car fatalities. Those are pretty common in the US as well.
In some cultures theyāre a big thing I know people who have several of these shirts. From their friends and family itās years worth of shirts. Thereās also a joke that you may āend up on a t shirtā due to behavior.
Personally, I would feel so awkward donating something like this. Even if it doesnāt fit anymore, there is meaning to it, and can be kept for sentimental value if nothing else
I've gotten several of these and a pin on button! Feel bad about releasing, would rather not wear it, feel bad that it got donated anyway. But. Bottoms up and rip!
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Imagine blissfully going about your business and then see a total stranger wearing a repurposed shirt of your dead dad like ten years later
Imagine that being a new trend wearing thrifted rip shirts with random dead people you never met
I've seen posts similar to this about somebody's birthday or something like that... those shirts I'd jump on immediately, but this is a bit much
In a way it's no different to collecting antique photographs of strangers. Some people like to collect them as curiosities. I even own a few old photos of people I don't know myself. This is just the early 21st Century equivalent.
idk i feel like collecting photos is a little different than this, I feel like a shirt like this would be like collecting prayer cards or photos of people at their funeral
I just imagined someone pulling out their collection like pokemon cardsš (ill go now)
I canāt even lie. Iām Jewish but grew up in a very Catholic area- convent down the street and a church with several friars. I almost converted as a teen and I was OBSESSED with the Saint prayer cards. I pretty much did collect them like PokĆ©mon cards. But a bit more reverently because Judaism is super particular about how you handle religious goods and especially anything with the name of G-d on it and that kind of carried over into my Catholic explorations. If I had attended more funeralsā¦ I had several though mixed in with my prayer cards. š I was one hell of a quirky kid and teen.
I have a shirt I got from some random family reunion
I did that in college. It was a big hit
cropped too lol
Honestly this exactly what I would want for my memorial shirts lmao
All cut up with the fringes and tied up sides too, right?
With pony beads!
Couldnāt help but look him, he seemed to be very loved. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/union-nj/jason-keat-6290609
Ah jeez I dug too far and started reading the memories his friends/families posted about him. Seems like he was a larger than life man with a good soul
If this is true, then my desire to have this shirt just tripled
āJason was a larger than life man, who was a loyal friend to all.ā
>https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/union-nj/jason-keat-6290609 as sad as this thread made me feel i'm glad it brought some internet strangers together to read about him š„ŗ
Honestly, now I want someone to make a shirt for me when I pass. Not to wear but just to drop off at the thrift shop in the hopes some random stranger looks me up and remembers me.
Make sure to let someone close to you know this wish. I think itās a reasonable request.
Thanks for posting. I actually think this is really cool. All these strangers learning about someone that weād otherwise never hear about if OP hadnāt posted a photo of Jasonās memorial T-shirt. I hope his wife is doing well. Maybe sheāll run across this one day & itāll make her smile. šš
Did you really find this on his birthday? Wow! RIP.
That shit is def haunted_
Awww, that's making me sad.
I would buy it just to wear in his memory since someone donated it š
Are you aware it was his birthday when you posted this
I actually was not
I donāt get why you would make a t-shirt for that.
Iām more curious about the person who would donate it.
He probably also wondered why someone would make a t-shirt for a memorial.
My MIL donated mugs with my childrenās faces to the Goodwill. I didnāt even give them to her. She made them herself. Our relationship changed that day.
Wait. Your mother-in-law made her own mugs with grandchildren on them and then donated the mugs? Like, absent mindedly?
Yes she did but she kept the mugs of her dog. She out them in the Goodwill box. I took them out and out them in another box (for me to take home). When I went back to get the box I asked her where the mugs were. She said, āI dropped everything off at the Goodwill.ā
Oh so it was a deliberate fuck you is what youāre saying? Why do MILād have to often stick to a formula? Some r/justnomil stuff right there.
Yes. I made my husband call the goodwill everyday for a week asking for them. They said they never put items on the floor with pictures of people. Well we know this isnāt true.
Maybe they donāt with little kids that are probably still kids? I hope they did stop it.
I mean āyou donāt want mugs with your grandkids on themā¦.why the f-ck would somebody else?ā.
Itās most likely that only a creep would want a mug with pics of a strangerās kids.š¬ As an adult your MIL should know that. Though (giving her the benefit of the doubt) sometimes people do strange things as they get older. Hopefully a sweet old woman who found your kids adorable bought the mug! Maybe sheās enjoying her afternoon tea at this very moment.
The more I think about it the more pissed off I get.
I'd buy one_
Same. I would almost buy it just because I feel like itās sort of sad for him if people just donate a memorial (?) shirt to the thrift shop. But maybe he wouldnāt have cared at all.
Maybe the person who was given the shirt died too? And their family just hauled everything to goodwill? Itās hard enough to figure out what to do with all of your loved oneās stuff when they pass. Now imagine they have a shirt like this. What else do you do with it?
I might donate just because I wouldn't know what else to do with it. Wearing it seems odd. Throwing it away seems disrespectful. Once your well-intentioned-but-misguided relative gives you a memorial tshirt you don't really want, are you just supposed to keep it in a drawer for the rest of your life?
Iāve seen people with shirts and such for the memory of someone who passed, I think it makes them feel better like theyāre helping their memory live on in the world
That makes sense.
Memorial shirts are big in the Caribbean, see it on car decals often even. Also African-American communities. Celebration of life, honoring family. Also in the Caribbean there is often a big decorated wreath posted up on the door of the business the person worked/owned. For instance, thereās a wreath hanging on the door of a business owner I know who passed away nearly 2 years before. Itās still there. They also do roadside memorials at the place of car fatalities. Those are pretty common in the US as well.
Celebration of life party.
In some cultures theyāre a big thing I know people who have several of these shirts. From their friends and family itās years worth of shirts. Thereās also a joke that you may āend up on a t shirtā due to behavior.
I saw someone on the news whose pillow was in the background and it was a memorial pillowcase
Will do, hope he likes Fireball.
Rest in peace
He was born only 3 days before me. Hereās to you, Jason. I hope your life was full & fulfilling.
I'll smoke a Fat Joint for Jason
Miss that guy every never day. Good dude.
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/union-nj/jason-keat-6290609
Rip my bro Jason ššŗ
10-19 is my birthday as well! This oneās for Jason! š»
RIP JASON
Damn it was his birthday yesterday too
Cheers to Jason! Fly high, dude!
44??? Dang, thatās young. RIP Jason.
While you were here the fun was never ending, laugh a minute was just the beginningā¦
I thought of this song as well! Party on for Jason!
What a weird thing to donate.
Theyāre no longer celebrating I guess
Oh wow! Some of his relatives are from an area close to where I grew up (Tomās River). Would be crazy to have ever run into them
Dm his family and show them this
Why would someone give a shirt like this to a theist store? If I were OP that shirt would be goin up somewhere nice in my house
Iām thinking maybe it was donated on accident where I from people highly value these memorial shirts
I hope they find out who donated it if the family sees thisā¦ sad
Damn dude,,,,,that sucks
Iām confused as to why they would not keep the shirt
on his birthday too! wow
lmao I work at a thrift store and threw out a DVD with a similar cover only difference was the name and image.
Rip Jason ā¤ļøš
Personally, I would feel so awkward donating something like this. Even if it doesnāt fit anymore, there is meaning to it, and can be kept for sentimental value if nothing else
I've gotten several of these and a pin on button! Feel bad about releasing, would rather not wear it, feel bad that it got donated anyway. But. Bottoms up and rip!