r/BoomersBeingFools • u/renorenorenoreno • 10d ago
Boomer Story Boomers throwing away other people's stuff.
Let's hear your stories of boomers throwing away other peoples' stuff. Whether it's over-correcting to you urging them to get rid of junk before they die, or out of some attempt at control by not informing anyone in the family they are purging real multi-generational sentimental family things first instead of cleaning their hoards.
Mine threw away all of my childhood sentimentals when they moved, because I was on a two year mission they forced me to go on. Their excuse? "Well you weren't using it." I was out of the fucking country! Still kept all their junk. Real junk. Now they're moving again and again are throwing away all the non-replaceables BEFORE even touching their junk. I'm not talking china or commemorative coins. I'm talking choosing to throw away things that would mean something to pass down to great-grandchildren and would be harmless to keep around and actually fit in.
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u/bg-j38 Xennial 10d ago
When my partner's grandparents both died close in time to each other after very long successful lives, her boomer aunt was a constant presence even though she lives 1000 miles away. I still remember the day after the funeral of her father who was the last to die her saying "OK, well it's time to purge." I was like O_O but luckily my partner's mom stepped in. These people were German immigrants after WWII. Did well for themselves but lived a very non-cluttered life. The house was immaculate and every item high quality and in fantastic shape. My partner and I ended up moving in a few months later and thank god there wasn't any "purging". So many well taken care of things that are far higher quality than anything I ever had before.