Survey #186 Response from Anonymous user

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Statement #1: When I give valuable things to friends or family, I worry that they will turn around and give them away.
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Statement #2: When I give something away, I accept that I have no further claim to it, which gives me peace of mind.
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Statement #3: I only give things on the condition that the recipients will involve me in any decisions about the future disposition of things I’ve given them.
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Statement #4: I find it discouraging when I give useful and valuable things to friends and family who don't appreciate it.
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Statement #5: Worrying about what happens to things after you give them away is letting stuff hold too much power over you.
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Statement #6: It means a lot to me that my children recognize and understand the importance and value of items from our family’s history.
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Statement #7: Even though my stuff has become a burden in my life, it’s hard to let go of good things to people who don’t appreciate them.
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Statement #8: Remaining attached to our stuff and feeling like we need to find a good home for each item arises out of a need to remain in control.
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Statement #9: When people don’t want the thing you give to them, it isn’t a judgment on you or the value of your gift.
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What factors do you consider when you’re thinking about giving things away to family members, friends, neighbors, or other people you know?I try to give the right things to the right people. While executing my parents' estate, I gave the kitsch but rare Middle Eastern rugs and tapestries Mama & Daddy had inherited from the pre-WWII ME restaurant in Boston to my ME dance teacher. I gave the brass ME coffeepot & grinder & the narghilehs (hookahs, used for TOBACCO) to the ME deli around the corner, because we love each other. I gave Mama's Blue Jar to the woman who had given it to another woman who had given it to Mama. I packed up some major electronic instrument Daddy had installed in his workshop and shipped it to Daddy's nephew, also an Electrical Engineer. I gave Mama's detective fiction paperbacks to our Hospice nurse and Daddy's sci-fi collection to the social worker. Etc.
What factors do you consider when you’re thinking about donating items to a charity, shelter, or unknown recipient?Will I need it? If not, can someone else use it? Do I support the goals of the charity etc., or do I care?
What is your all-time favorite hand-me-down, cast-off, or regifted item?too many to count now, will return
Name one or more of your favorite Clutter Fairy-isms (e.g., “thin the herd”) or decluttering and organizing mnemonic devices (e.g., OHIO—Only Handle It Once).Have to think about it
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