Ask a Mortician, Episode One

You got death questions, we got death answers.

EPISODE TWO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88ai_D7k4BY

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[sborn1571]

This is typical of someone who has been in the business for 4 years. Using the term "mortician", making videos of their profession, and just love telling people what they do. I have been a FUNERAL DIRECTOR and EMBALMER for over 15 years. Seen it all, and kids like this make me sick.

[OrderoftheGoodDeath]

@sborn1571 You've been in the industry for 15 years and practice embalming. I've been in the industry for 4 years (though studying death practices academically for much longer) and practice cremation and natural burial. That doesn't make either of us more or less of a funeral professional. You don't make me sick, and I hope we can agree to disagree on this.

[nancypants1234]

What sort of training does one have to do to take you to dinner?

[kidzazou]

I can't tell you how much of a delight it is watching your videos! I appreciate your humor, honesty, candor and openness. Believe it or not, I feel less frightened at my demise because of you. I hope that someone as cool as you takes care of me when I pass on!

[fleshodium]

Yes, please! You have yourself a fan.

[XpixiesticksX]

@sborn1571 What a bitter old cynic you sound. If there are no 'kids' coming in to any industry, that industry dies (no pun intended). Your objections are incredibly petty and fallacious and you've made yourself sound like a jealous child.

[superthingguy]

wow, cool ma'm. I glad someone is doing this. Love it, (not to big on death though)....

[camelot2302]

When I die, I definitely want her to prepare me for my funeral!

[camelot2302]

@sborn1571 I think what this gorgeous lady is doing is great. She is portraying the mortician / funeral business in a good light, and making young people interested in possibly entering the profession by being open and honest about everything.

Nothing of what she is doing is disrespectful or terrible in any way, and if you don't like the concept of people making videos about what they are passionate about and love doing, then you shouldn't be anywhere near YouTube.

[ilovemyeg2sir]

i saw you on fox 11 news today lol

[TheKerheb]

I'm a professor at St. Petersburg College Funeral Services Program and I Love your series. You have done a fantastic job and I hope you don't mind if I share your videos with my students. Keep up the great work!

[MrDbells]

I'm an undertaker from NJ and now in GA lol This is such a great idea! It's so important that we as the young up and coming professionals reach out to people and inform them. Taking death and mortuary sciences out of the closet! hahahah keep up the good work!

[titancia]

I appreciate the way you're answering questions. This is the 2nd video of yours I've watched so far. I do not handle death or anything related to that well, even though my identical twin sister is a Criminal Justice major and loves books on serial killers, for example. I appreciate the way you answer questions because part of me is curious about it, and the way you talk about it makes it easy for me to process without feeling overwhelmed or freaked out.