Getty/ThreadsI love my mom a lot. But whenever she visits, she brings at least a few boxes from the attic — also known as the packed-to-the-ceiling hell where every single thing from my childhood is kept. The boxes she brings sometimes include a treasured piece of jewelry or a timeless toy or a long-forgotten photograph, but they also include lots of broken stuff, out-of-date books, and every single worksheet from second grade. Yes, she has kept a bag full of plastic Barbie hairbrushes for me for 30 years. I am not alone. Dealing with the junk of your parents is a common complaint in my friend...

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