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Sorry about your Mom. Find a way to make the time to cherish every possible minute with your Dad.
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When we cleaned the ancestral home in Waco there were five garbage sacks of unused McDonald's napkins and almost $500 in pocket change on the floor. I keep trying to use the memory of those very bad ten days to motivate my DH to get rid of stuff but it doesn't work very consistently. All empathy for the un-hoarding process!
At least I'm not an only child. I won't have to do it alone.
We were lucky to have his cousin Cinder there, but it was also our second time around- we (mostly I) cleaned the rectory in Hollywood when the FIL retired in 1983, including getting rid of clothing and grocery lists and sacks of unsorted receipts that my late MIL left behind when she died in 1980. There are still unsorted boxes which Bekin's packed for him after we left with the horrible UHaul (he insisted we come down and help him move when DH had three weeks of spring quarter left, so the FIL's books, papers, and personal stuff were left behind for the professionals to ship to Waco) that sat unopened in the dining room in Waco until after he died in 1997. Trying to get everything sorted and cleaned and properly stored is an ongoing problem that I don't want to leaved to my kids but nobody with the R gene ever throws anything out without the emotional equivalent of a city-buster bomb, and I've run out of TNT these days.
Human beings, what can you do about them?
When we cleaned the ancestral home in Waco there were five garbage sacks of unused McDonald's napkins and almost $500 in pocket change on the floor. I keep trying to use the memory of those very bad ten days to motivate my DH to get rid of stuff but it doesn't work very consistently. All empathy for the un-hoarding process!
At least I'm not an only child. I won't have to do it alone.
We were lucky to have his cousin Cinder there, but it was also our second time around- we (mostly I) cleaned the rectory in Hollywood when the FIL retired in 1983, including getting rid of clothing and grocery lists and sacks of unsorted receipts that my late MIL left behind when she died in 1980. There are still unsorted boxes which Bekin's packed for him after we left with the horrible UHaul (he insisted we come down and help him move when DH had three weeks of spring quarter left, so the FIL's books, papers, and personal stuff were left behind for the professionals to ship to Waco) that sat unopened in the dining room in Waco until after he died in 1997. Trying to get everything sorted and cleaned and properly stored is an ongoing problem that I don't want to leaved to my kids but nobody with the R gene ever throws anything out without the emotional equivalent of a city-buster bomb, and I've run out of TNT these days.
Human beings, what can you do about them?
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That is so sad!
And so very strange!
Maybe have to get eggs from Zgoatlady (who had the BWM from you earlier in the year) and hatch a new guy???
Sorry Illia!!!!!!!!!
I do have the rooster and when I get some eggs on if anyone wants a rooster they have have them...
So you have hens too? I was thinking you just had a roo. Let me know when you have either available
That is so sad!
And so very strange!
Maybe have to get eggs from Zgoatlady (who had the BWM from you earlier in the year) and hatch a new guy???
Sorry Illia!!!!!!!!!
I do have the rooster and when I get some eggs on if anyone wants a rooster they have have them...
So you have hens too? I was thinking you just had a roo. Let me know when you have either available
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When we cleaned the ancestral home in Waco there were five garbage sacks of unused McDonald's napkins and almost $500 in pocket change on the floor. I keep trying to use the memory of those very bad ten days to motivate my DH to get rid of stuff but it doesn't work very consistently. All empathy for the un-hoarding process!
That's A Lot Of Napkins!!!
There's nothing like (real, diagnosed, with a history of inpatient time) OCD to make cleaning a challenge.
When we cleaned the ancestral home in Waco there were five garbage sacks of unused McDonald's napkins and almost $500 in pocket change on the floor. I keep trying to use the memory of those very bad ten days to motivate my DH to get rid of stuff but it doesn't work very consistently. All empathy for the un-hoarding process!
That's A Lot Of Napkins!!!
There's nothing like (real, diagnosed, with a history of inpatient time) OCD to make cleaning a challenge.
For those breeders out there... byc is cleaning up the breed pages.
Go help review your breed pages for accuracy and photos etc.... some breeds have many sub pages so pick the best to stay!
Go help review your breed pages for accuracy and photos etc.... some breeds have many sub pages so pick the best to stay!
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Sorry about your Mom. Find a way to make the time to cherish every possible minute with your Dad.
Very few people cherish time with my father.
Very few people cherish time with my father.
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At least I'm not an only child. I won't have to do it alone.
We were lucky to have his cousin Cinder there, but it was also our second time around- we (mostly I) cleaned the rectory in Hollywood when the FIL retired in 1983, including getting rid of clothing and grocery lists and sacks of unsorted receipts that my late MIL left behind when she died in 1980. There are still unsorted boxes which Bekin's packed for him after we left with the horrible UHaul (he insisted we come down and help him move when DH had three weeks of spring quarter left, so the FIL's books, papers, and personal stuff were left behind for the professionals to ship to Waco) that sat unopened in the dining room in Waco until after he died in 1997. Trying to get everything sorted and cleaned and properly stored is an ongoing problem that I don't want to leaved to my kids but nobody with the R gene ever throws anything out without the emotional equivalent of a city-buster bomb, and I've run out of TNT these days.
Human beings, what can you do about them?
Both my husbands have lived in terror of me becoming my mother. A little clutter and they panic.
At least I'm not an only child. I won't have to do it alone.
We were lucky to have his cousin Cinder there, but it was also our second time around- we (mostly I) cleaned the rectory in Hollywood when the FIL retired in 1983, including getting rid of clothing and grocery lists and sacks of unsorted receipts that my late MIL left behind when she died in 1980. There are still unsorted boxes which Bekin's packed for him after we left with the horrible UHaul (he insisted we come down and help him move when DH had three weeks of spring quarter left, so the FIL's books, papers, and personal stuff were left behind for the professionals to ship to Waco) that sat unopened in the dining room in Waco until after he died in 1997. Trying to get everything sorted and cleaned and properly stored is an ongoing problem that I don't want to leaved to my kids but nobody with the R gene ever throws anything out without the emotional equivalent of a city-buster bomb, and I've run out of TNT these days.
Human beings, what can you do about them?
Both my husbands have lived in terror of me becoming my mother. A little clutter and they panic.
HL. If I was in your shoes facing 5 rooms packed I'd go to Dad and respectfully explain to him it will be hard enough losing you without having to deal with 5 rooms full.
How about if I and other family members come over and start on one room and start the process instead of allowing us this situation that is 20 times more difficult then normal when kids are faced with this.
You will find going through even one room will be extremely time consuming reading, sharing memories of different items.
Sure lot be meaningless junk but enough will be items that have stories behind them.
Much eaiser to face the task now then later.
How about if I and other family members come over and start on one room and start the process instead of allowing us this situation that is 20 times more difficult then normal when kids are faced with this.
You will find going through even one room will be extremely time consuming reading, sharing memories of different items.
Sure lot be meaningless junk but enough will be items that have stories behind them.
Much eaiser to face the task now then later.
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We went through a closet on Christmas day. It's not much but it's a start.
We went through a closet on Christmas day. It's not much but it's a start.
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But why in the world would anyone report those posts as spam? I thought they were funny! And I've seen far worse on other threads that didn't get reported. This doesn't make sense...sorry, T Hi. I'm fairly new to this thread but your posts have always been kind AND funny. And I loved the Huskies fan photo...
Oh, and Happy New Year everyone!
I missed them - wish I'd seen them.
But why in the world would anyone report those posts as spam? I thought they were funny! And I've seen far worse on other threads that didn't get reported. This doesn't make sense...sorry, T Hi. I'm fairly new to this thread but your posts have always been kind AND funny. And I loved the Huskies fan photo...
Oh, and Happy New Year everyone!
I missed them - wish I'd seen them.
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