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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know it’s selfish but they aren’t getting younger and soon my dad isn’t gonna be very mobile. They have a house full of junk but they don’t want to go through it to de clutter. I’m pretty sure that I’m going to have to be the person who cleans it up either when they are too weak to or when they’re gone. Anyone been there?[/quote]

Two years ago, my sister and I and our families made a final trek to my parents home and spent a week going through everything.  We filled 50 extra large contractor bags that went either to the dump or donated to a local charity that ran a thrift shop. In addition to that,  we also each took what we wanted.  At the end of itwe still had enough stuff still in the house to rent it out as a full furnished rental.  Which we did for a year until it sold.  Luckily the buyer took what was left and we did not have to deal with it.

My mother inherited her grandmother’s house from her Uncle.  It had never been sorted and gone through since it was built in the late 1800’s.  She did not throw anything away and just packed it all up and took it with her.  It was too emotional and she had too many personal ties to it to be able to let it go.  It was all Victorian crap worth about $1-$10.  My sister and I were bel to let it go for her.

Sometimes you just have to wait.  You can’t force it.  [/quote]

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