Well, my mother just informed me that her cousin had already listed his mother's house for sale with another agent (it was my great aunt's house - she passed away only a week and a half ago). Whatever - I am disappointed, but primarily because I really believe she would have wanted me to list it. She kept my business card next to her telephone and passed my name on to others whenever she could. She even asked me a year or two ago to give her a rough estimate of her house's value. My mom is spitting mad over this. Turns out the other agent is a "friend from high school" of one of the cousins. I bet it's someone who saw the obit in the paper and called up - something I would never, ever do. I didn't even mention to the relatives that I could help them sell it - I mean, how tacky. I guess I am not pushy enough for this business. So I am disappointed that I was overlooked, but oh well - life is full of disappointments. It just makes me sad that they didn't even take my relationship with my aunt very seriously. We played cards together monthly, we always invited her over for poker nights or for her birthday - while her sons all live far away. For these past few years, she was like a grandmother to us (she was my grandmother's twin, and I lost my grandma several years ago), which is what made my mom so upset. But it's not worth holding grudges. My aunt's memory will remain the same, whether or not I had a hand in selling her house.
Does this sound whiny? I didn't mean it to be - I just think my aunt would be disappointed with a stranger listing her house when I knew it so well.
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You're right not to let this mar your relationship with them, or your memories of your great-aunt. And just because you didn't list it doesn't mean you can't show it, right?