DISCUSSING MY ESTATE with ALERA, Jr. Mainly because I continue this year, as I did last year, reading the obits of the BABY BOOMERS who have not lived long enough to have a 7 in front of their ages, but because Im also a lawyer and well, this is what we do, I had a talk with her. Now, Ive written about us baby boomers and our expiration dates before, and Im not being macabre, Im being realistic. Whether it was fast foods or obesity, something is killing us off earlier than what kilt our own parents and one must acknowledge that. Ive not told either child what they would wind up with because I cant promise anything, not with what happened from 2005 to now in the real estate business. Well, they do know that they will definitely get the FUN of cleaning out this condo, particularly the attic, should I predecease my sale of it. I made sure she understood that...Im tired and I might not have the 14 garage sales that I need to in order to get rid of the items so that their lives are easier. I told her to NOT feel that she MUST keep all my memories. Ill be dead. I wont care. But I did explain to her one thing that bothers me financially and wanted to run by her. I said, Alera, Im not afraid of death. I am, for sure, afraid of living in your attic or basement and having your whole life turned upside down because Mama has no place to go...that idea frightens the hale out of me and makes me mad. But, what Im afraid of is that Ill die before I finish a few more items on my bucket list. Lets say that Id made some provisions for you and your Brother and I had say $10,000.00 myself that Id call my very own but I was scared to spend it because I might need it when I was 68 or 69 but then I went ahead and died next year and there sat that same $10,000 ...now, wouldnt that be a sad event? I cant gauge when Ill die, I can only tell you that Im not afraid of dying but Im afraid about this dadgum $10,000 which I may or may not have. I mean I could go to Europe or I could hoard it and yall would be glad Id hoarded it when Ive lost my mind and couldnt find my way to the mailbox, that $10,000 could hire a nurse (oh crap!!!!) but if next year, Im dead, I sure would have liked to have SPENT that DADGUM $10,000 on me So, Alera Simpson, do you see the dilemma? Her Daddy was a wonderful man and Id like to think Id helped him too in raising our fine two kids. She told me, without hesitation, and with her hand on mine at Carrabbas, that I WAS TO GO TO EUROPE and not worry about them at all. That was nice. Its what we parents wait for. Ive about made myself sick these last few weeks, betting on whether Europe or Nurses. Now, if I only had that $10,000. Maybe its in the attic. (Living My Material, Copyright 2014 All Rights Reserved).
Posted on: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:47:03 +0000
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