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It took two weeks of twelve hour days to declutter a three story house with 40 years of hoarded stuff (plus three additional storage units also full of useless garbage) but it was still not “martyrdom” and I’m not in here crying like a baby about it.[/quote]

So you think your adult kids should use their yearly vacation time plus take extra time off work to clear out 40 years of stuff that nobody has wanted to touch? That's very "considerate" of you and you'll be remembered well. By remembered well I mean as someone with clear mental issues and inability to think ahead, making it all about yourself in the end (as always, not a surprise). [/quote]

[b]If you think I resent my mom and remember her poorly as a selfish person because I had to take 1-2 weeks of my personal time to declutter first her house and second her condo after she passed away… then you are a complete idiot. She did many, many good things for me and I had no problem doing some hard work for her in the endgame.

“Hey could you please throw away all your possessions to make it more convenient for me when you croak” is the attitude of a garbage human being (ie you).[/b][/quote]

THIS. I'm so sick of the scorn and resentment of the elderly on this board. Many of you just want them to go silently and conveniently away so you don't have to deal with the people who raised, fed, cared for you. You think that was convenient for them all the time? Do you not realize that YOU will be the elderly person in these scenarios at some point? Have we lost all compassion and grace?

Yes, it's inconvenient. Yes, we wish we didn't have to do it. But, god damn, some of you are heartless pieces of garbage. These people are facing end of life, with physical and mental limitations. They are anxious. Scared. Don't want to face it. And you're complaining about taking time off work???? Your problem is with your companies' stingy leave policies, not your parents.

This is life. Deal with it.[/quote]

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