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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The next time you go visit your parents, go through your room and any other things that they have kept.  Clean up and throw out anything that was yours that you do not want. Get some boxes from the supermarket and dump things, then take them to a dumpster so that they don't even have to haul it to the curb.  If there are things that are reuseable (old clothes, old toys, etc) take them to the Goodwill and donate them.  Turn your old room into a guest room by taking anything that wouldn't be used by a visitor out.

You should have done after you graduated college and did not plan to move home.  It is your responsibility to clean up your old things and trash or donate as appropriate. Your parents shouldn't have to do this. And while you say you don't want anything, one of these days you'll run across an old book or an old photograph or memory that you want to keep.  Even if it is 1% of the total or only 2 items out of a roomful.  It is your job to clean your old things up, not theirs.

If you think people are just picking on you, you can look through old posts.  There was a post about a woman who used to share an apartment with her sister and then moved out (she got married) and never cleaned out her stuff.  Her sister was angry that after 2 years, the woman's things were still there.  The sister packed up the woman's things and the woman got mad.  Everyone told her she should have gone over and packed up her stuff long ago, and so should you.  You are about 15 years overdue, so make up for that by going to visit your parents as soon as convenient and taking care of this.

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Did you read anything in this thread! I do not have a “room” in their homes. There is no closet or room or pile of my things. [/quote]
Then where is the stuff you are complaining about coming from? Either there is stuff, in which case, go dispose of it. Or there isn't stuff, in which case there is nothing for you to complain about because there is nothing for them to bring you.[/quote]

I do not know where these things are coming from but I most certainly did not leave boxes of elementary school barrettes in my bedroom or closet.

And maybe that’s the answer. They decided, for whatever reason, to squirrel these things away. If they are ready to divest, I am happy to let them go on their behalf. [/quote]

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