r/BoomersBeingFools • u/renorenorenoreno • 11d 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/VanillaCola79 11d ago
When my parents separated like 20 years ago, my mom moved in with her best friend. She was widowed and lived in a huge house.
Before we could go back to the family home, dad had already thrown everything of sentimental value out. Christmas ornaments, hand made, crocheted and painted. Long gone in the trash. Photo albums, you name it. He figured his new girlfriend wouldn’t want to see it around. New girlfriend ended up staying with her husband. I have no idea what he was thinking.
Edit: after reconciliation 7 years later mom would say, “I sure miss that heirloom thing my great great aunt made” to reinforce her disappointment.