Generational junk dumping

Posted by Double_Device_1626@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 692 comments

* My wife and I are hoping to retire in the next 3 years. We've started the slog of going through our troves of stuff to see what we might get rid of or donate. We realized that over the decades our parents have dumped a lot of junk off on us. Not all at once, but little by little. * Figurines, * Old serving dishes passed down from earlier generations, * Silver plated goblets * So many knick-knacks * Spoon collections * Costume jewelry * Pictures of people we don't know. What do you all do with all of this stuff? I envision me tossing out things only to have my mother call and ask if I still have her mother's favorite candle. "Cause you know she loved it so much, it would be such a shame to get rid of it".