We tend to hang onto things in our family — all of us, except, perhaps, our son. If I give him things, I’ll later find out he sold the items.
I recently offered him a chair — one we bought him when he was in college — from our basement.
“If you bring me that chair, I will sell it,” he said matter-of-factly.
I kept the chair. Guess who is probably getting nothing for his next birthday.
I’m trying to re…