What you leave behind...
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Not trying to be morbid, but do any of you think about what would happen to your things if you died? (Semi-inspired by a current Onion article)
Does anyone have anything that you would rather not be left behind for your family, hidden secrets or questionable things that would leave them bothered for the rest of their lives?
I told my Mom once that I wanted all my stuff dumped off a barge into the nautical center of Lake Michigan. I threatened to get an attorney at the law firm I work at to draw it up for me.
- brooke0
I hope I die with no regrets, nothing to hide...
- Bio0
my justin timberlake memorabilia. . .
- brooke0
Be proud of who you are, Bio. Be proud.
- unknown0
Do you also think about leaving info on who gets what of your stuff? Like computer stuff, home things, etc?
It does seem a bit pessimistic, I know, but many of us are young and in our twenties, I don't know too many people with wills and whatnot that are this age.
- mrdobolina0
dumping your possessions in the middle of a lake is not anything a lawyer would be able to help you out with, as it is illegal dumping.
- unknown0
mrb: two words:
fish habitat.
As long as I didn't have any pollution (I don't, I think) the environmentalists would surely praise my donation to aquatic life.
- evad0
talk to a good life insurance/financial advisor.
i'm serious.
they help so much, if you have a good one.
- mrdobolina0
ok, good luck with that mg :D
- unknown0
mrb, my Mom seriously got angry at me.
Told me to stop "talking crazy."
LOL
- driftlab0
Never seen a hurse towing a U-haul.
Let it go.
- mrdobolina0
I bet, why dont you want to give your fam your belongings. in the event that you die before them?
- unknown0
well, I honestly wasn't serious w/her mrb.
I just like to push her buttons, especially over the phone considering she is in Texas and I'm in Chicago.Which brings me to the original question: Think about your computer-something many of us likely have alot of stuff from the years stored on. Who would you trust that to that would know what to do with what you had-artwork, things you've written, etc.?
My Sister passed away 8 years ago and ever since then things like this, while seeming to represent dwelling on a sad subject-the loss of anyone's life-it sort of gives you a different perspective towards these types of preperations.
- TransFatty0
let it be
- mrdobolina0
I have all of my belongings legally going to my 9 year old nephew. he is also the benefactor on my life insurance and retirement fund. he probably hopes I die soon! haha
- crap0
I will leave tons of books, magazines and comix behind
as I am addicted to them
- crap0
haha Bio
I just saw Justin on the mtv vid awards
- unknown0
Anyone else want to be bronzed?
- ********0
it seems like a taboo thing in the western world to deal with stuff as these. Mediterrenean, Islamitic and Asian ppl deal with it everyday praising their ancestors. Its more embedded in their culture.
Western culture seems not to be willing to face reality. Death is real and part of everydaylife. One moment youre sitting in the car, bored and wankering about who long this fkn trip will take you as you are already a half an hour too late and the next moment your bones get crushed between the weels of a truck thats rolling over you. Pointless?!
Anyways, for myself I keep a diary about things that happen in my life and what should happen when I'm not there anymore.
Theres nothing morbid about it, its something that will be there when i'm not here anymore.
I saw a documentary years ago where a woman stated that ppl of your family in 50 years will be as curious or even more how your life looked like. What you did everyday, stuff like that.
- unknown0
cool BXCAR.
http://www.theonion.com/3943/new…that's the article from the Onion, pretty funny, but just a coincidence to my thinking about this stuff fairly often.
- blackspade0
my grandma died in a car accident recently, she was a Naturopath a very spiritual person
...but in her will the last line read:
'Try talking to me'
i thought that was pretty cool