Why are parents always trying to foist their old furniture on you? Because their possessions aren’t just stuff. And they don’t want them to end up in a landfill when they die.
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An admittedly ungrateful daughter recalls the delicate push and pull of fending off her mother’s beloved secretary deskDESK-OFF Left: a piece like the one the author’s mom was determined to hand down. Baker Furniture Chippendale Secretary, $3,995, 1stDibs.com. Right: a desk similar to the version the author bought for herself. Victorian Secretary, $1,100, Chairish.com.The Battle of the Secretary started in the spring of 1991 when I was in my 20s.
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