What Do You Expect Your Family

[grandmoon]

to do with your Treasures and possessions after you die??

I was asked this today by a friend who is very upset the her Son in law has told her he will send all of her to the tip.

[grandmoon]

She is leaving it all to her daughter who doesn't want most of it. But it the SIL she is blaming, as she feels that her daughter would keep it all if the SIL wasn't there.

[grapes_collector]

I would like to think that my grandaughter will keep my 'heirlooms'. However, I expect my son & DIL will sell the rest. I had the same problems with my Mum's things. It is often impractical to keep everything (unless you own a warehouse!)

[catsnknots]

I don't care what happens to my stuff.... I do not want to burden my children with insignificant treasures that only I see value in.... who wants to turn thier kids homes into a hoarder house of hell??? not me... 

I just want them to keep the photos... they are the only memories that I think they need. 

[katymatey*]

The only request from my mother is that I do not have a garage sale. She hates the idea of strangers 'pawing' through her things. I have told her that no way will that happen. I already have the family photos recent, and going back generations, and that is all I care about really. As to what exactly I will do with 'things', I haven't got a clue. 🙂

[darksideofthemoon]

I expect my son will keep what he likes and auction the rest at Gowans auction rooms....  

Don't know, and won't be here to care... I will be off enjoying myself elsewhere  

[daydream**believer]

Ive thought about this as my parents house is full ornaments and stuff.

Mum collected owls and has thousands and thousands of them everywhere.

I cant keep those.

I may contact some owl collectable site and give them away

[kennedia_nigricans]

just sell them on ebay.

[kengillard]

yes I used to collect owls too.  but not anymore.  sold a lot of them on Ebay...there's a definite market for them.   I have a few family antiques sideboards chairs etc.    I'll ask my kids and if they don't want them I'll sell them now.  could do with the $$

[kengillard]

SKI CLUB

[the_great_she_elephant]

I have not listed any special bequests in my will. Everything has simply been left in equal shares to all my childrenand I have named my youngest son - whom I and his siblings all trust implicitly to do the right thing by them - as executor. With regard to personal treasures, I have asked the family to draw up a list of anything each one of them would particularly like to keep and the rest can be disposed of in any way they  see fit.

It's not going to be a big deal anyway. II have one or two items which would have sentimental value for various family members, but my only real  'treasures' of any monetary value are some pen and ink drawings by Louis Wain which my grandmother acquired in the early 1900s when she worked for the Illustrated London News.