I love this pithy line shared by an adult daughter who is helping her mother downsize in the midst of the pandemic. After selecting what she would take to her new smaller home, the older woman suggested that her daughter could take much of what was left. Her daughter’s response was “Mom, your downsizing cannot be my upsizing!"

In Mindful Compassion While Seniors Downsize, I shared some reasons why seniors struggle with downsizing. For many of these generous folk, an easy solution would be for their adult children to take everything that the senior no longer needs and incorporate the items into their own homes.

How many of us have been asked to do just that? And can’t or choose not to.

Here are some suggestions to help you:

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