I asked my adult children to claim anything they wanted from my storage areas by August 31st or it goes to charity. This is what happen

box of baseball stuff until I figure out storage?” No. Lovingly, but no. My whole point was that I was done storing things for other people indefinitely.

The first things they claimed were not what I expected

I thought they’d jump on the obvious sentimental items: baby books, handprint ornaments, elementary school art. Instead, the first claimed items were practical and weirdly specific. Within 24 hours, one child claimed the cast-iron skillet, another wanted the floor lamp from the guest room, and the third asked for a set of mismatched

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