My family went to visit my Grandparents and I knew the trip had something to do with my Great Uncle and a “wake.” I wasn’t sure what a wake was or what that meant, but I knew that we had to look nice and we were packing Sunday clothes. On the first night, the whole family got dressed up and went to a big party. All the relatives, neighbors and old friends were there also dressed up and they were smiling and talking. It was an open casket wake and when I finally spotted him lying there, I assumed he was asleep. I didn’t understand how he could sleep through all the noise, but I kept waiting for the part where he would wake up and we would all yell "Surprise~!!!"
A childhood belief about people
others believed things like this
- when i was young i used to believe a wake was when you waited for the dead person to wake upAnon
- I used to believe that if I fell asleep in the bathtub I would wake up in the sea.— Brenda
- I used to believe that my toys would wake up when I went to sleep, and would play by themselves.Anon
- I used to believe that I couldn't pass by the cemetery at night because the dead people would wake up.— Marcos Carvalho
- I used to think that "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" went: "Wake Me Up Before It's Over"Anon
- I was convinced that thunder and lightning could wake up volcanos.— leticia