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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They should charge you a storage fee.  It's your job to throw out the stuff you no longer value that they have been holding for you.  You really are a brat.
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Jesus. You people really do not get it. This is not a situation where I have used my parents for storage. I’ve always liberally purges garbage and did not (intentionally) leave anything behind. [/quote]

OP, my parents (well, my mom) are like yours. It pains her to throw things away. She just can't do it. It's literally traumatic for her to see things get tossed that (in her mind) are still useful or could be useful. You're right in that the people replying here really don't get it-- and unless you've lived with people like this, I can understand why you would not understand. It doesn't make logical sense.

Saying, "hey Mom and Dad, I don't want any of this stuff so please throw it out" 1) will not work, and 2) will upset them, which in turn 3) upset you.  Been there, done that. For everyone's sanity, my advice is to just take the path of least resistance. "Hi Mom, got the package, thanks!"  Then just throw the stuff away. Is it a waste of postage? Yes it is. But is cost of postage (that you aren't paying) worth the fight. No it is not. 
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