Should I attend my father-in-laws funeral, or go boating?

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Sir B Bobble Bottom IV

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Sadly, my wife's father has died at a rather inconvenient time. I say this because in early July, some chums from the Raffles club and I like to on a boating expedition for a couple of weeks. We have a rip-roariously good time with gin, pork and ludicrous wagers.
Now this damned funeral. Would it be frowned upon if I didn't attend? I want to go and have a merriment on a boat, and not sit there pretending to be mournful, for pity's sake. How can I get out of it and spend my time without guilt, lolling around a boat, drinking gin and generally having a damn good wheeze?
 
oh my..honestly...couldn't u just be there for your wife's sake and comfort her losing her own father? you need to be there, not to pretend mourning but being on ur wife's side and be her partner when she needs you.

Boating...there is always another time...another year....don't be selfish
 
A funeral is a couple of hours. You say your fishing trip is 2 weeks. Why on earth can't you do both? Missing a few hours of your fishing trip won't be the end of the earth. Even if the funeral is in another town, you apparently have a little money or you wouldn't be able to afford a 2 week fishing trip. Therefore, fly to wherever the funeral is; go to the funeral; then go back to your fishing trip. I just can't see how a funeral could completely eliminate you from the fishing trip, the gin drinking, and the damned good wheeze.
 
If you go to the funeral it'll show your family and your wife how much you care about them~ =D..I can see the bad outcome if you go boating...
 
it depends on if you and your father in law were on good terms

if not then you have a perfectly good reason not to attend although i think it would be respectful if you went
 
How dare you even think of abandoning your wife in her hour of need? Of course you should go to the funeral to support your wife, even if you had no feelings for your father-in-law. Holidays you can take anytime and nobody in their right mind would abandon their wife. Nobody chooses when to die. "Oh, so you are going on a holiday first two weeks in August, so when would you prefer me to die? Before, or shall I wait until the 21st until you are back and have recovered from your mammoth hang over and get over your venereal disease. Ok, I will die at 2.30pm on the 22nd!" For heavens sake, grow up!

If I was married to you (thank God I am not) I would divorce you!
 
Judging from the question I suspect your in laws are well attune to your character and would be disappointed if you showed for the funeral. I would not let them down in their time of grief. Take your holiday and spare the family the embarrassment of your presence.
 
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