My sister and I inherited our childhood home together when Mom died, but she wants to sell it and I want to keep it in the family, and every conversation about it turns into us relitigating our completely different relationships with our mother and our past.
More people experience this than they realize.
A house has become the container for two different stories about the same family, and neither grief nor practical needs can be separated from the question of what home means.
“Where Are You with Love After Loss — Loving Again?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.