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[quote=Anonymous]9:41 again - Okay so I was annoyed with the allegation against baby boomers as a group and I got that off my chest.

Now let me share why this might be happening based on changing housing needs.  My parents were in the silent generation and they had a house full of antiques they inherited from their parents or picked up along the way.  Back then, people with money lived in the suburbs and it was just a thing people did to pass this furniture on from generation to generation.  When my mom died, I asked for the corner cupboard because I grew up with it along with some other pieces that were all part of my childhood.  And that was fine when we lived in a largish house in a small city. (BTW, my parents also could hardly wait for us to buy a house so they could give us furniture.)

But now we live in DC and that corner cupboard is taking up a huge amount of room.  It no longer has sentimental value for me and I want to sell it but dh is opposed to that. (Ugh. Working on that.) I suppose that down the road I could give it to my kid who is in her 20s but she doesn't know if she'll ever be able to afford a house, let alone one big enough for a corner cupboard.

And I think most young people are in that situation.  Housing is expensive and they want to live in cities (as do I!  Love it!) and space is at a premium.  Who needs fine china and silverware and huge antiques?  I'm fine with those old ways passing but apparently not everyone is.

Anyway, all this is to say I think this is partly due a shift in where people want to live.  And I'm all for it![/quote]

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