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I've always been curious but I've found that I don't want to see the changes. My mom moved out after my dad died because she didn't want to handle the yard work (especially being a corner lot). I helped her get the house in order and was the last of our family to be in the house before the new owners moved in. I took my time during my last visit to walk around the house. I remembered how it looked when we moved in and all of the changes we made over the years. I recalled the good and bad times and visited those places where our family left evidence that we once lived there.
My life in that house ended during my final visit and it is now a part of someone elses life and memories. I would rather keep the memories of that house the way it was when I left than see what it has become.
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A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day. Calvin
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