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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mom has been amazing.  My dad died 5 years ago.

My mom completely cleared out the house of 50 years, asked us what we wanted.  They had renovated over the years and kept up maintenance of everything so house looks great- not old or musty.  And she has all paperwork, will etc.

She also (at 79) went and bought a condo in a retirement community that also has assisted  living for when the need comes she will move to that building.  She sold the house herself—did so much work leading up to it and a neighbor was helping her sell things on Craigslist.

My mom always said it’s a gift to your kids not to burden them with all of that.  She saw far too many bad experiences and worked at an assisted living facility herself before she retired.

I plan to do the same for kids.[/quote]

My mom did something very similar and every time I declutter at my place, I thank her in my head.

She and my father (he had dementia) moved into a continuing care facility after a minor heath crisis, so she flagged everything she wanted to take with her, told my local sibling who was using my parents house as a storage unit to get everything out she wanted in a week, and then worked real estate agent who organized a estate sale, then donated or trashed what was left and put the house on the market.

When my father passed away, she flagged a few things she wanted to keep, and my husband and I took his clothes in good condition to Goodwill, and the rest was cleaned out by the facility.

After paying for undergrad, this was the best thing she did for me (and she’s an amazing, caring mom!!). [/quote]

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