We had a family meeting this morning to go over a number of scenarios involving unpleasant events and their legal and financial consequences. Call it Crisis Management - Family Edition. We also wanted to get an update on mom's and dad's wishes and see if their legal documents matched up. We found out we have some research and work to do.
If you, dear reader, have not yet done this, I highly recommend taking the time to do so. There are many gray areas that you don't think about until you take a really detailed look at different sequences of events. Sadly, death can start to look like one of the more tidy alternatives. All gray areas mean your survivors/trustees/executors have to interpret your post-competency desires, which could lead to seances, channeling and other fringe activities that are not conducive to harmony.
Fortunately, Field Marshall Mom knows how to rally and motivate her troops. Our discussion was relaxed, but business-like. We closed in general agreement, smartly saluted and adjourned with individual assignments, all marching in the same direction.
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