Letting go of "stuff" can be challenging, I've really noticed that some people have more of an emotional attachment to it than others.
When my dad died in 2014, he left all of the contents of his house to my mom, who he had been divorced from for 45 years at the time. They were on good terms. Part of it was that 3 out of his 4 kids live far away and part of it was that there were family heirlooms and furniture that he wound up with in the divorce that he wanted to give back? That last one was my conjecture.
At any rate, my mom was all set to receive everything and then abruptly changed her mind a few days later, before anything had been moved. "I don't want the memories," is what she said.
