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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The point of this thread is that stuff shouldn't be a problem and accumulating it shouldn't be the purpose of your life. There is a big difference between living like a monk and a 5-bedroom house full of stuff to the brim, which has been accumulating for 40-50 years. You don't have to give your stuff away when you're 30, as you don't have much then anyway, but in your 50s you should think that you don't live forever and pass some stuff on to kids/grandkids/anyone who would find your stuff that you no longer need useful. Like your kids' piano, that you don't know how to play. I mean does this really needs being spelled out? [/quote]

wait we have to do a swedish death cleanse in our 50s now, to satisfy you?

i'm 51 and just finished paying off my student loans five years ago. now you want me to live as if death could be around the corner any minute now?

do what YOU want and get off your ridiculous high horse about how other people have to empty their fridge by next week in case they drop dead and you're forced to deal with their material possessions.[/quote]

Wow, you are really defensive about your age.[/quote]

Someday there will be karma for you. [/quote]

Honey, I won’t be defensive or resentful about my age. Every year is a gift. I’ve had friends die at 39. You think I’m going to be mad at being 51? What a blessing that will hopefully be!

Instead of grumbling and grousing, embrace each stage of life, and face things head on, including death and preparing for death. I’m not saying you need to Swedish Death Clean at 51, but you should be thinking about things/stuff and not being a hyperconsumer as you age. And you shouldn’t be counting on so and so to take all your china, you know the stuff you use exactly twice a year? Start giving things away. Be proactive. Death will come for you, and age will come for you if you’re lucky. There’s no need to cower in fear and stick your head in the sand. [/quote]

Honey? So, you’re a misogynist as well as ageist and clearly very unhappy for raining on this thread over and over. I’d rather have some extra stuff in my house than pure junk in my mind. [/quote]

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