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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Love my 70+ yr old parents dearly.  But my dad is a hoarder and my mom is an enabler.  It was awful growing up living in a house of broken junk, sky high empty containers and piles of newspapers.

its so bad I haven't visited in 3 years.  I stay at a hotel or they come to me.  Now that they are older, they are thinking of downsizing. But not donating or throwing out stuff -- they want me to take their junk.  Moldy, dusty, broken 40 yr old junk. Yes, some was my old kid stuff - I asked them to donate it as they should have in 1989... I even volunteered to pay for haul away. My DD has severe asthma and allergies I can't even have it in my house or she starts wheezing.

They are so offended and won't take no for an answer.  How would you handle?  I really do love them but am so over the hoarding...

[/quote]  Recently went through this with a colleague who was retiring and we just graciously accepted what she wanted to give up then disposed of it immediately. I live in an apartment complex with dumpsters so I brought home what I didn't want and dumped it immediately. Or you could rent a U-haul van for $20 and take the crap to the nearest Salvation Army or Goodwill if it is still usable. [/quote]

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