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Till Death Do Our Stuff Part
Your Kids Don’t Want Your Sh*t When You Die
They’re calling a trash truck straight away
“Your home is living space, not storage space.”― Francine Jay
I am not worried that my kids will throw away my good stuff when I die. They most certainly will.
I watched a friend dispose of her mother’s things after her mom passed away. Her mom died a few years after her dad. Her mother and father lived in the same house for forty years. The house was stuffed full of items. Their children had to determine the market value for the items as they emptied the home. Some items had sentimental value for her and her siblings, and others did not. Items without sentimental value were donated. Items with monetary value were sold.
It took them an entire year to empty her parent’s house. By the end of the task, there had been many fights about disposing of the parent’s things. She was tired and depressed, and estranged from her brother. I do not want that stressful situation for my children once my husband and I die.
Both of my children are married and own their fully furnished homes. The same is true of my nieces and nephews. Everyone has a home. That means that when I die, my stuff has nowhere to go. I am confident that the things…
