Dear Queenie,
Now that our parents have died us kids are going to sell the family home because we all have our own homes by now. The problem is, what do we do with all the stuff in our parents’ home that we hate to dispose of because it all has sentimental value for us?
Queenie, do you have any suggestions?—Hung up on the past
Dear Hung up,
You could put it all in storage and let it pile up dust and storage bills.
Or you could hold a yard sale and get whatever you can for it.
Or you could donate it to a worthy organisation like the Red Cross or the Salvation Army for the benefit of the needy, in your parents’ honour.
And, to hang on to your memories, before emptying out the old homestead, take lots of photos of all the stuff in its original place, with copies for everyone who wants them. That way, memories are preserved with no arguments about who gets what, no clutter to worry about and no exorbitant storage bills.
