March 31, 2025
After over 75 years, my sister and I sold the family house.
It is where our parents raised us...punished us and watched us turn into mature, achieving women.
Mom's been dead 21 years and Dad's been gone 14 years.
Even after he died, we couldn't let the house go.
The memories of our parents and the aura of love enveloped us. But with time, the pull of the memories began to wane. So, we decided to sell it although the house will always be in our hearts.
With a few touches, the realtor turned the house into something out of House Beautiful. And within three days, we had three prospects.
The one who we decided on increased the price by 10% to heighten his chances of being the owner -- especially since he had good credit.
Within two weeks, all of the particulars were finalized and the house was sold.
I felt empty at first and still feel it a bit. I'll pass the house surreptitiously but may have a little sadness.
But all of this is in the past and it's time to move forward and move on.