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Related To The Moving Post Below By Jon Ham
Posted on 8/26/21 at 10:29 am
Posted on 8/26/21 at 10:29 am
If your parents are still alive and are older, ask them to begin going through their belongings and giving away or donating some of their things. Approach it from the perspective of making sure the items go to the friend or relative your mom/dad intended to receive it.
My Mom recently died, and my brothers and I are faced with the sometimes overwhelming task of going through her house, and disposing of every single item. Some will be given to friends or relatives, some will be donated to Goodwill or The Salvation Army, a few furniture pieces might be sold if not claimed by a relative, and the rest will probably be put into a trash can.
It's one thing to move or dispose of your possessions. It's yours, and you have a reason for keeping things, even if others think the reason is weak. It is quite another, however, when the items belong to someone else, even someone as close as a parent. You never realize how much a person has until you have to touch/dispose of EVERY SINGLE THING.
Anyway, I'm not trying to be morbid or fatalistic, but if your parents have already thinned their belongings, or will do so soon, you'll be extremely grateful one day.
My Mom recently died, and my brothers and I are faced with the sometimes overwhelming task of going through her house, and disposing of every single item. Some will be given to friends or relatives, some will be donated to Goodwill or The Salvation Army, a few furniture pieces might be sold if not claimed by a relative, and the rest will probably be put into a trash can.
It's one thing to move or dispose of your possessions. It's yours, and you have a reason for keeping things, even if others think the reason is weak. It is quite another, however, when the items belong to someone else, even someone as close as a parent. You never realize how much a person has until you have to touch/dispose of EVERY SINGLE THING.
Anyway, I'm not trying to be morbid or fatalistic, but if your parents have already thinned their belongings, or will do so soon, you'll be extremely grateful one day.
This post was edited on 8/26/21 at 11:09 am
Posted on 8/26/21 at 10:30 am to ronniep1
just invite antiquetiger over collect your $37, and let him haul that junk off
Posted on 8/26/21 at 10:33 am to ronniep1
there's a thing called Swedish Death Cleaning that is basically unburdening your loved ones with the mountain of crap but also emphasizes handing things down now, while you can talk about them and see the person enjoy them
Posted on 8/26/21 at 10:36 am to ronniep1
I read an article a few years ago called "Your Kids Don't Want Your Stuff!".
My dad was a pack rat, and it got worse with his dementia. Luckily, when he died a neighbor really wanted to buy his house so I gave him some bucks off the price if he would take out the trash.
My dad was a pack rat, and it got worse with his dementia. Luckily, when he died a neighbor really wanted to buy his house so I gave him some bucks off the price if he would take out the trash.
Posted on 8/26/21 at 10:37 am to ronniep1
Man can I second that. Im an only child and my last parent passed in 2012 with a 3500 SF house and attic full of "stuff". My parents were very neat and clean but my mom was a bit of a hoarder. Actually found check registers neatly filed and organized in a plastic bin going back to the late 50s. Took me weeks to go through the house with the help of my wife's family. Items went to family members on both sides, Goodwill and trash. My dad had paint, pesticides and various chemical in his shop. Not an easy task and super depressing. Evening cocktails were a have to have in that period.
Posted on 8/26/21 at 10:47 am to ronniep1
This is what stresses me out, and I feel like a dick about it.
My parents have been in the same house for 30 years.
Maybe I should offer to help them clean up some stuff this winter when they're pulling out Christmas lights.
My parents have been in the same house for 30 years.
Maybe I should offer to help them clean up some stuff this winter when they're pulling out Christmas lights.
Posted on 8/26/21 at 10:51 am to ronniep1
My ex's grandparents' color dot coded everything they had. It was a pretty smooth move.
My ex-MIL was the only one to raise a fuss after they were gone, but she has always been a selfish bitch.
My ex-MIL was the only one to raise a fuss after they were gone, but she has always been a selfish bitch.
Posted on 8/26/21 at 10:54 am to ronniep1
Luckily my parents just hit retirement and moved to a smaller house. Them moving out of their old house helped push them to purge a lot of junk. Although, now I don't know what I'm going to do with a bunch of trophies I won in 8th grade basketball tournaments
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