Stuff it: Millennials nix their parents’ treasures

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28. You don't put silverplate in the dishwasher?

I have a service of sterling silver that I found hiding in a drawer that I started using after my parents died. I've had silverplate all my life. And always washed it in a dishwasher to make sure it's sterilized. Nobody was using using the sterling silver flatware because it had belonged to my stepgrandfather's first wife. You weren't supposed to mention previous spouses, even if they died and you weren't divorced, like it was shameful. My parents and grandparents were not Catholic.

I use the sterling silver flatware as my everyday utensils. Are you talking about big pieces of silverplate like teapots or pitchers? Those are obviously too big to go in the dishwasher.

I've washed crystal and china (yes I have some World War I era Art Nouveau Theodore Haviland) in the dishwasher and not had problems.



And I sold a whole lot of very nice solid mahogany furniture. I don't understand why kids don't want solid furniture. I had way too much of it. I understand about cleaning out and getting rid of what you don't need, but why do they love particleboard which will sag and break?

I have an historic old house that my offspring doesn't care about. I feel very lucky to have a house with family history behind it. Offspring doesn't give a damn about the ancestors.