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Elder-caregivers

In reply to the discussion: The Stuff [View all]

DebJ

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8. I had to help clean out 50 years of the Stuff my father, a hoarder, kept.
Mon Sep 15, 2014, 07:50 AM
Sep 2014

In a garage he built that was 30' x 30' and went up almost two stories. And underneath their 3 bedroom home, he had dug out a cellar that was full.
And one of the bedrooms was full.

I've never kept much Stuff myself, but after the exercise of cleaning his Stuff last spring, I've spent what spare time I have had this year
dumping what little bit of Stuff I have. I've always taken some time each summer over the last decade to dump old financial records and
the like, but now, I'm doing it with a vengeance.

I imagine others here did the same after going through their parents things.

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The Stuff [View all] politicat Jul 2014 OP
What a marvelous, astute post! Habibi Jul 2014 #1
No doubt libodem Jul 2014 #2
Something that my local recycling service sends out: politicat Jul 2014 #3
Thank you for making me smile. DeadLetterOffice Jul 2014 #4
Omg. Your mom and my gran and their houses are twins. politicat Jul 2014 #5
When you need another giggle: politicat Jul 2014 #6
Oh my gosh -- Hell Hath No Fury Aug 2014 #7
I had to help clean out 50 years of the Stuff my father, a hoarder, kept. DebJ Sep 2014 #8
OMG Aerows Oct 2014 #9
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