When adult children leave home ....

Bossyboots

gingercordial wrote:

Are you my mum??? Well actually I know you're not as I know her username on here!

I have loads of stuff at my parents' house and they have been asking me to deal with it recently in case they want to move, but I just don't have

Was it the pink fluffy handcuffs that you though you recognised?

Spendless

My sister left home 6 months before me. The day after I left home, our mum rang us both up to collect the stuff we'd left as she was binning it if not. Why my sister got 6 months grace first I don't know :rolleyes:

ben500

susank wrote:

I have lego heaven in my loft - lego train set and all the gubbins and toys and cars and dollies too - I would like it back to myself soon..............

If you feel guilty about throwing it out, just do a boot sale and present them with the cash and say Here's your stuff I packed it for you, very few kids are gonna object to that!

savingstill

This thread reminded me of when I was not long married - my mil called one day with a few boxes of my husbands belongings. She was beaming from ear to ear. I wasn't too happy at the time but actually it was an eye opener!! I think its great to see your other halfs history even if its in a card board box! & we did have a few laughs.

wigginsmum

I have roughly 2000 books at Mum's - we don't have space for them here. I'm loathe to throw them out as they are my degree books from 20 years ago (French & German literature) but I don't hold out much hope of selling them. I did try to donate them to my old school but apparently language students no longer study proper literature!

seven-day-weekend

The day after my son moved out, my husband chopped his bed up and had a bonfire!

Son moved back two years later....then WE moved out!

Woby_Tide

I get a box of items delivered each time parents visit now. After 13 years away they decided I could have the stuff back....

Sugar_Coated_Owl

When I left home at 18 my little brother took over my room on the same day as I moved out. Anything he didn't want my parents got rid of :mad: they didn't even think to ask me. I think it was a little mean of them.

poorbutrich

My parents were great about letting us keep stuff at home, but then of course, they went and got divorced, which meant ONE VERY BIG clear out. Now wish I'd taken away my Enid Blyton books gradually!

Cerenia

I moved out of my parents back in April - still a lot to move down to london, where I am now, from wales, but parents have stored a lot of it in the loft, and put it all in boxes in my bedroom, so everytime I visit, I take a bit more down. My parents are going to keep it as a spare room or office, although mother wants to create it into a gym! Although everytime I go up, it'll always by my room.