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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There’s a whole trend for this, right? Swedish death cleaning?

Honestly my parents have a giant house full of stuff and I’m not worried about this. I’m not really attached to any of it and we’ll just hire a clean out company. I’m sure I’ll spend a lot of time in there crying and take photos and other mementos, but I’m not going to be stressed about the general stuff. [/quote]

For some people, the stress doesn't come from within (from themselves) but from outside--extended family pressure.   Family members complaining "you can't get rid of that!  It was great grandma's!"  You offer it to them, and they have a million excuses why they can't come get it themselves, or pay to have it shipped to them...and just want you to hold on to it until they have time to figure out how to get it....[/quote]

Oh, well mercifully none of my extended family would be under any illusions that I would do that for more than a few cherished things! I am a kind and generous person and I would happily store some photos or a vase for someone for years, but that wouldn’t stop my from clearing out the house and I’m not going to do it for a dining room table.

My parents actually have a lot of semi-valuable art and decorative stuff and an estate sale seems like the perfect way for that stuff to find loving homes. Or just…homes. Somewhere else. [/quote]

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