How do you say goodbye to a home you love?

[Anonymous]

Forced to move out of a home with tons of fond memories. Thought I’d grow old here and that grandchildren would run around. Does anyone have any special tradition to make saying goodbye easier?

[Anonymous]

No advice, but I’m so sorry OP.

[Anonymous]

Talk to the house saying thanks for the memories.
Remember when one door close another one opens so move on without attachment.

[Anonymous]

We held hands in prayer and thanked God for blessing us with so many joys and memories there. I miss our little yellow house in New England!

[Anonymous]

A house is a bunch of walls that you can replace: a home is full of people and love, wherever your people are, can be your home

[Anonymous]

Write your name, a heart, and a thank you somewhere no one will ever see it. Tell the house goodbye out loud and how you feel about it. Take a good picture of it.

[Anonymous]

Play “End of the Road” on repeat until you’re ready to leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A house is a bunch of walls that you can replace: a home is full of people and love, wherever your people are, can be your home

This, 1000%. We brought all of our children home to the house I currently live in when they were born. I always thought it would kill me to leave. Then DH passed away, and I realized it is just a house.

[Anonymous]

I honestly felt better walking through the house and closing all the doors as i left for the last tome.

[Anonymous]

It stays in your mind forever as it was.

And now, thanks to the Internet, you can check on the exterior and sometimes the interior as it changes. I like to look at my grandma's house which has sold 2x more since she sold it. And my childhood home.

[Anonymous]

I would take pictures of all the spaces/details that are special to you. If you can, invite close friends and family for dinner one last time and have them share memories related to the house. Just like with any other type of grief, it will get easier with time. I still sometimes just close my eyes, picture myself in my old home and remember how peaceful I generally felt there. I try to feel the same feelings and let them linger for a while, and then back to reality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would take pictures of all the spaces/details that are special to you. If you can, invite close friends and family for dinner one last time and have them share memories related to the house. Just like with any other type of grief, it will get easier with time. I still sometimes just close my eyes, picture myself in my old home and remember how peaceful I generally felt there. I try to feel the same feelings and let them linger for a while, and then back to reality.

Pretty dramatic wouldn’t you say?

[Anonymous]

Focus on where you're going next. Hype it up!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would take pictures of all the spaces/details that are special to you. If you can, invite close friends and family for dinner one last time and have them share memories related to the house. Just like with any other type of grief, it will get easier with time. I still sometimes just close my eyes, picture myself in my old home and remember how peaceful I generally felt there. I try to feel the same feelings and let them linger for a while, and then back to reality.

Pretty dramatic wouldn’t you say?

It really is not, for me anyway. It was my first home, and it was amazing in so many ways.

[Anonymous]

Focus on where you're going next. Hype it up!

This. Everything is your mindset. Adjust it and you will find the silver linings.