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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve had to deal with three elderly relatives who passed away without getting rid of all their stuff. The fact is that they don’t want to get rid of it themselves, because that’s like saying, “okay, I’m ready to die now”. And they get mad if you offer to declutter for them, because that’s like telling them, “okay, I’m ready for you to die now”. It was simply easier to do it after they actually died. Then you don’t have to feel very bad about tossing or donating something your mom loved.

In each case all that was left of an entire life was some photo albums and some odds and ends. And I doubt my kids will keep those photo albums of their grandparents and great grandparents. In due course there will be nothing left to show they lived at all.[/quote]

This is making me so sad. I love old charm bracelets but stopped making them when I noticed how many were for sale on ebay. Some went for a nice sum but it was so sad to see those tokens of important milestones sold. [/quote]

Except if you have a bracelet of grandma’s charms and a bracelet of mom’s charms, and you have charms, and you get your daughter charms, like where does it end? Suddenly someone in your family is supposed to treasure and cherish eight charm bracelets from eight dead people. It’s too much.[/quote]

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