These passed 8 months have been incredibly hard for my family. First my dad passing and then my sister. Now we’re finally going through the house and getting dividing things, selling what we don’t want and getting ready to move on. This in and of itself is hard. It’s forcing us to deal with the realization our parents are gone as we struggle with the division of property.
My father always stressed the importance of personal property and the privacy rights of individuals. He NEVER once went through any of my things as a child without my permission and I carried that on to my children. I have never gone through any of their personal belongings or phones. I trust them implicitly and they have never once given me a reason not to.
But because of that, I am finding it so hard to go through their things. I feel like I’m invading their privacy. I know it’s silly, they have both passed away. But I still consider this house and it’s contents their property.