We had great family get together, my 3 boys and my daughter. All with their wives and boyfriends. Everyone pulled together with the cooking etc.
Now i have been dealing in antiques for many years and have collected many things. Excellent period furniture, Chinese porcelain, marine paintings, Scandinavian glass and a large collection of Victorian miniature glass oil lamps.
In discussion about these items and my eventual parting from this mortal coil. I was truely shocked by my kids attitude to my varied collection.
Not only do they not admire 'my stuff' they dont want any of it. I am informed it will all go straight to auction !
I turn to my wife for support to be told, she agrees, she said its like living in a bloody museum !
I now intend spending all their inheritance on builing a mausoleum in the garden and having my treasures buried with me.