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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is certainly ideal for people to declutter throughout the their lives, and in anticipation of their death…I also think those who have not faced old age should be slow to judge.

You have numbered days  and less energy as you get old. You may also hope that the younger generation will value family heirlooms and mementos. You may find it isolating and depressing to spend your final days on the planet cleaning out all evidence of your existence. If you have devoted your whole life to others, maybe you want to do something more enjoyable with your waning days or energy.

Not justifying leaving a mess,  but just trying to open younger people’s minds to why this may happen. [/quote]

Plus those mementos are often what’s sustaining you through your later years.  The people and places are gone, and those old theater programs or what not is your chance to reminisce of what has been.  It’s cruel to demand that people vanish without a trace in order to make your life more convenient.[/quote]

Ugh, no boomer you are not being sustained by the crap that you haven’t looked at in 30 years, that is sitting in boxes or piles that you can’t get access anyway. It’s a mental health and mental decline problem. [/quote]

DP. In my mom's case, it isn't that she goes through all her mementos, it would be traumatic to her if she didn't have these things because culling them would be like erasing her own existence. Believe me, I know stuff =/= human worth, but my mom would struggle to define herself without the external input.[/quote]

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