Survey #186 Response from Katharine
| 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? | If they’ll actually be able to use it, have space for it, If they’ll find value in keeping it for themselves or know someone who will appreciate it. If they’ll want to maintain it. Don’t want to burden them with something that’s not beneficial to them. | ||||||||||
| What factors do you consider when you’re thinking about donating items to a charity, shelter, or unknown recipient? | Who will not reject what I’m dropping off. I want to drop & go! | ||||||||||
| What is your all-time favorite hand-me-down, cast-off, or regifted item? | Grandma’s ceramic lg soup bowl & ladle | ||||||||||
| Future topics | Stages of Life that are points of having to let go. |
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