My brother was landscaping his place which was 90 miles from the family ranch. Every trip to help Mom at the ranch, he brought back a truckload of fill dirt. His wife claimed his was trying to get ownership of the ranch one load at a time. :)
Before Mom died but after she was diagnosed as terminal, she told me that she felt obligated to get rid of all of her stuff so I wouldn’t have to deal with it. Despite that she still enjoyed using and looking at that stuff. I told her that I’d help her sort through stuff that she wanted to give to specific people, but that she shouldn’t feel obligated to get rid of stuff – especially stuff she still enjoyed – and that I would not mind dealing with it after she was gone. She thanked me for that…
We had some good times looking through some of her stuff, and finding future homes for some of it. There was too much stuff to sort through it all (she’s not a hoarder, but she did accumulate a number of things over eighty years) before she passed, but the remainder is not a hardship.
seanfear about 2 months ago
yeah, tell that to my family ….
comixbomix about 2 months ago
Families unclear on the concept.
The dude from FL Premium Member about 2 months ago
Truest words ever spoken, old people think their valuables are also valuable to their children. Get rid of it….EXCEPT the money and house
sbenton7684 about 2 months ago
What about priceless heirlooms? We’re going to have an estate sale.. which will end up being money.
nosirrom about 2 months ago
My my, his pet rock has really grown.
markkahler52 about 2 months ago
To paperweight all those old newspapers!!
mistercatworks about 2 months ago
My brother was landscaping his place which was 90 miles from the family ranch. Every trip to help Mom at the ranch, he brought back a truckload of fill dirt. His wife claimed his was trying to get ownership of the ranch one load at a time. :)
wildlandwaters about 2 months ago
that little truck must have some great suspension!.. (unless the boulder is made of styrofoam…)
ferddo about 2 months ago
Before Mom died but after she was diagnosed as terminal, she told me that she felt obligated to get rid of all of her stuff so I wouldn’t have to deal with it. Despite that she still enjoyed using and looking at that stuff. I told her that I’d help her sort through stuff that she wanted to give to specific people, but that she shouldn’t feel obligated to get rid of stuff – especially stuff she still enjoyed – and that I would not mind dealing with it after she was gone. She thanked me for that…
We had some good times looking through some of her stuff, and finding future homes for some of it. There was too much stuff to sort through it all (she’s not a hoarder, but she did accumulate a number of things over eighty years) before she passed, but the remainder is not a hardship.