I have. Actually, I thought about this about a week ago when my dad’s photographer friend asked for help in transferring his studio’s domain name info to his daughter. The domain is under his late son’s email address (unfortunately, they have no idea what his password is), and he was asking for help in domain transfer and updating his web site. Luckily, my design company’s web host is owned by a friend, so I didn’t feel too weird asking them what to do in such an odd circumstance.
The death of my dad’s friend’s son was totally unexpected—that’s why my dad’s friend had the domain registered under his name. As I remember hearing from a CSI: Crime Scene Investigation past episode… “Children aren’t supposed to die before their parents.†But it happens. And when it does, we’re usually unprepared for it.
I guess that’s one of the things about us “young people.†We know that we still have a whole lifetime ahead of us, and thinking about death is something far from our mind. I heard my dad tell an aunt once that he was finding it difficult to accept the fact that he’s nearing the point of his life when he needs to start thinking about what will happen when he’s gone. I never thought I would too, honestly. It never really occurred to me until my dad’s friend brought up his domain problem with me last week. Read more