Well, let me tell you. It sucks that finally after more than a year, we got an offer on my mom's house. We were not happy with it, but we accepted it anyway. Today, Bill and I were over there doing a final walk around/pick stuff up, and a car pulled up in the drive. It was the buyer, come to show her entire fricking family the house. Ok... So she asks me a few questions, and I started to tell her all about mom's plants and gardens. She informed me that number one, she is allergic to roses, so those all have to go. Ok, I can understand that. Next, she tells me that the whole yard is just way too busy for her, so about a month after the closing, she is going to have a big old barbeque, and invite all her friends to a "digging party". They will get to dig up all of my mother's gardens, and either take what they want, or throw it out.
Logically, I get that it will be her house, and she could burn the fucking thing down if she wanted to, but to say that I am upset is *the* understatement of the year. This really hurts my soul. All the years mom spent making her home a refuge, and this "person" is just going to willy-nilly dig it up and destroy it. It seriously made me want to vomit. Why would someone buy a house that has huge gardens, and then tear them out? Whatever... as long as the check is good, I guess that's just life.
So now you know. This sucks. I just thought I was depressed before.
3 comments:
That does suck. Yes, she can do as she pleases once it's hers but would a little tact kill her? Some people don't deserve the oxygen they breathe.
I am so sorry.
I also know this will be "her" house, but she had no need to tell you all this.
I believe this probably was a blow to you, these are not only your mothers gardens they are also a part of you....of your history. And it's all still too fresh to put into "the past".
hugs.
Why not take out the plants that you love before closing? She doesn't want them anyway...Hugs and I hope you feel better soon.
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