Some people’s kids attach fond memories to some of that “stuff”. When my grandparents passed, I helped with the auction and didn’t really want to anything. Nearly 40 years later and I wish I had some of those knickknacks I loved to play with as a child. Because they bring back happy memories of people I knew well and loved.
We let our dog clean our plates, it saves us from having to figure out what to do with all those bits of food. After all, the plates will be washed in hot water with plenty of dish soap. But we’ve learned not to do it in front of company!
But then she wouldn’t, would she?