What my mother wanted us to pack

I'm attaching a link to a story by Julie Schumacher in the New York Times that I recommend be read by parents and adult kids alike. It's one woman's account of what it was like for her and her sisters to go to their mother's home after the mother passed away, and to pack up her belongings. It's not a tear-jerker, nor is it a cold, clinical analysis of the process. It's a pretty balanced account of what the family goes through, as well as the thoughts the mother must have had as she prepared for her final years. Click here to read the article.