Selling Dad’s gun…

[LesD1951]

Oddly enough my dad and siblings sold our family farm that had been in our family for 100+ years. I thought it was the end of the world and I was mad at the world when they sold. The four kids could not afford to pay taxes etc and were not going to use the farm. The farm was sold and they used the money to fund their last years themselves. I was bitter for a while but I have a cane he used to work cows with and a pair of dickie coveralls he wore and even those don’t hold the memories. The memories can’t be sold and if they can they weren’t memories anyway

My father in law left me his 2 stockman canes in his will, my wife and kids got more, but I had his thoughts

 

[Spikey]

I’ve given my son , 28 , lots of my guns . It’s an understanding that they would never leave the family . My dad’s shotgun , his other grandfathers shotgun and 30.06 hunting rifle . The Chinese 9mm I brought back from Vietnam . Others that have value to me . Fortunately level headed , doesn’t drink , do drugs or smoke .

 

[JekyllTidesFisher3181]

I got several peoples dad's and grandad's guns...I cherish each and every one 😉

 

[howl]

Oh, it gets worse than that. Try it with real estate your kids have never visited but you grew up running around. It's going to be sold after you pass. The longer you wait the more pieces the pie will be split into and the more likely value will be lost to legal fees.

If your family is not close knit with a culture of generational preservation of assets, it's a waste. Give while you're still around to watch them enjoy and let it go.

 

[CAMSDADDY]

They range from a few months old to 25 years old. The 25 yr old, 22 yr old and 7 yr old grandsons are all pretty gung ho on the firearms. We have conducted some safety lessons and are planning range time this summer.

That’s sounds like time y’all will definitely enjoy and those are the memories they will cling to

My father in law left me his 2 stockman canes in his will, my wife and kids got more, but I had his thoughts

My grandfathers cane is an old sale barn cane that he broke, probably “encouraging a cow” and cut him a piece of pvc to replace the broken end.

 

[CAMSDADDY]

Oh, it gets worse than that. Try it with real estate your kids have never visited but you grew up running around. It's going to be sold after you pass. The longer you wait the more pieces the pie will be split into and the more likely value will be lost to legal fees.

If your family is not close knit with a culture of generational preservation of assets, it's a waste. Give while you're still around to watch them enjoy and let it go.

My grandfather knew the kids would sell the farm. I remember him once saying he knew he had burdened them with his dream. What I wish he could see was the joy the assets brought. I know at least one of the kids grandkids will use that money to go to college and they know the cost. I know one kid paid off his property and his family gathers there and my grandfathers legacy lives there.

 

[Glorfindel]

Possessions are just things. I’d much rather myself and my children have many great memories of my parents than worry about how much of their stuff we get when they die.

 

[Glorfindel]

My parents have 3 sons. I’m the oldest. The middle son has our dads first gun. It will one day pass to his son. However my brother is rarely seen at our parents house. My youngest brother and I are there almost every weekend cooking breakfast and helping out around the house. So yea my nephew might have his grandfathers gun but when he’s 30 my kids will be telling him that he didn’t know Mawmaw and pawpaw like they did.

 

[basstracker89]

Oh, it gets worse than that. Try it with real estate your kids have never visited but you grew up running around. It's going to be sold after you pass. The longer you wait the more pieces the pie will be split into and the more likely value will be lost to legal fees.

If your family is not close knit with a culture of generational preservation of assets, it's a waste. Give while you're still around to watch them enjoy and let it go.

There is some real estate my Dad has. I know what my Sister wants and I'm goin to try and make it happen. If it works out, she'll get the house and I'll get the land. The only part that it wouldn't work out, she may not have enough money to keep it if we do that. I can handle either way. What's most important to me is that we stay amicable about everything. I've let her know that. I also have real estate. And I've let them know, it will be my nephew's if I still have it when I pass

 

[basstracker89]

Possessions are just things. I’d much rather myself and my children have many great memories of my parents than worry about how much of their stuff we get when they die.

I'm not looking for anything, I never did. Because it usually doesn't work out for me. But when and if I do, I always try to do somethin good with it to improve things. I have gotten more sentimental as I've gotten older