An Australian family’s unusual obituary is being talked about around the world.

Jennifer Ann Kelly, known as Jennie, died aged 88 on Monday (October 28) and her sons Sean and Chris Kelly, who grew up in the Sydney suburb of Forestville in New South Wales, have since written a tribute to their “wild” life. and rebellious” mother, according Sydney Morning Herald.

In the piece published by outlet On Saturday, November 2, Sean insisted the family refuses to say “it’s over” and touched on Jennie’s love of drinking champagne and gin, among other facts about herself.

“We spend most of our lives making up for the way we were raised,” Jennie said. He believed that exposing young people to religion was a form of child abuse,” the message read.

“It was impossible to watch the news in his presence because of his anger at the way the country was being run. He was particularly disdainful of John Howard,” he added, referring to Australia’s former prime minister.

The brothers continued: “Mum got very drunk, never wanted to leave a party, and often stopped drinking champagne or gin, but never at the same time.”

“Her rare attempts at ‘responsible’ parenting or grandparenting are always touching. She said Sean is a much better driver than Chris. There’s news on what happens next. Bring a shovel,” the post concluded.

After the post made headlines, lawyer and author Sean Kelly said: Sydney Morning Herald“Sometimes words resonate. And the fact that my mother had ideas and was different and didn’t think like everyone else, I was able to capture her.”

Author of The Bottom Drawer Book: Postmortem Action PlanLisa Herbert shared a link to this post: Facebookwrites, “Rest well, Jennie. We would be great friends. ”

Others have commented on the matter Sydney Morning Herald piece. “Your mum looks amazing. This amazing tribute has reached thousands of people across the UK,” one person wrote.

“Wish I knew (Jennie), sounds amazing. Thank you for a wonderful obituary – clearly (Jennie) lived until she died,” another added.

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The death notification came after Christina Novak shared a post Four-sentence obituary for his mother inside Kennebec Magazine On August 30th.

It read: “Florence ‘Flo’ Harrelson, 65, formerly of Chelsea, died on February 22, 2024, without her family by her side, as a result of burning bridges and destruction in her path.”

Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE, Novak, 47, said it was “not a joke.”

“It was written in a sarcastic and comforting way, but it’s real,” he added. “Written in four sentences because I refused to spend another dollar on that woman.”

“Florence did not want an obituary or anyone, including her family, to know that she was dead,” the obituary continued. “Because even in death, he wanted those he terrorized to live in fear over his shoulders. So this isn’t an obituary, it’s more of a public service announcement.”