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I had to pick between keeping my great-aunt's heavy oak dresser or my grandpa's old workbench from his garage in Cleveland.
I kept the workbench because it has his initials carved under the top and every scratch tells a story, but has anyone else felt bad about letting a big piece of furniture go?
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ryan_kim632mo ago
My mom still brings up the cedar chest I donated five years ago. You just have to pick the thing that means more to you, even if it stings a little. I'm sure your great-aunt would get why you kept the workbench.
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evanh272mo ago
A buddy of mine had to choose between his dad's old record collection and a huge china cabinet. He kept the records because they could actually fit in his apartment. He said selling the cabinet felt awful, like he was selling a piece of the house itself. It's exactly what @ryan_kim63 said, you pick what means more even when it hurts.
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leog6821d ago
Wait, are you telling me I could have just kept both and turned my living room into a furniture museum? @ryan_kim63 probably still has his cedar chest haunting his mom’s dreams five years later, so I’d say you’re in good company. I mean, my great-aunt’s dresser would have made a fine coffee table if I didn’t mind my shins getting wrecked every time I walked past it. But honestly, a workbench with initials carved under the top? That’s like finding a secret message from the past. Letting furniture go is like breaking up with a chair - it’s awkward, but you’ll survive (and so will the family drama).
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