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Now this must be a biggy for families with small children or teenagers when relocating overseas.
I have read the "don't bring" and "must bring" lists for Cairo, but back at home the momuntous task of clearing out years of "stuff" must be off putting.
Or if you spend half the year in Egypt and half in your own country how do you coordinate between the two households?
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I think it would be easier to ignore with 2 households. LOL Easier to put it off.
I personally have a real problem with this. It's mostly sentimental things. But I'm getting better now. Every year I pull it all down and get rid of stuff.
I'm a great organizer. But, I love keepsakes.
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After years of begging my mother to trust me with some family heirlooms and to buy me presents that are actually useful around the home, she is doing just that.
But with the massive guilt trip of "next year or the year after" in regards as if there isn't any plans in my future to relocate.
I did manage to talk her into taking the dresser and desk my father made for us as a set in childhood. Most of the other furniture can be given to a charity of some sort.
But I know in the last few weeks there will be some rather tough discussions about whether I can take this ceramic baking bowl or this set of "wine glasses" (used for juice only) and all the other things I "have been annointed" with since I got married. No way in hell will she let me take about 8 items overseas.
But then she gives me these things I can't take with, and I will want when I come back. My sister kept several large plastic storage bins in her basement for several years tucked away unnoticed, but she continueally complained about it.
Yet if I don't take certain heirlooms with it'll be "well your little daughter needs to see you bake/cook with that like I had watched your grandmother do the same, how is she going to grow up and understand how we do things at home"?
Holy fock-bucket, I know as soon as I accept a position and dare to tell her her wrath will be upon me. And then its grandma's turn, then my aunts, then my grandaunts then my mother's cousins, then our family friends; only then will I get to catch glimpses of my sister and cousins gigling and watching with awe wondering "what the hell will they come up with next?"
The last two trips over there, my aunts, family friends and well the whole damn extended family sent gifts for our daughter. They called and made sure they had their photo requests lined up so I'd take pictures with certain gifts and that I sang our daughter certain songs and blah blah blah.
Now my mother is asking if my daughter is allowed to learn hymnals because my nephew is learning her favorite hymnals (like my sister didn't plan this to gain favor).
Next will be the family's favorite childrens books from 60 years ago. Then grandma will take out the sweater my mother went through first communion in and request that her 10 birthday party she'd wear this.
Its like planning for a fricking funeral that lasts for 7 years.
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