Talking with a family member of a furry who died a few years ago and almost threw out their furry stuff, so I am once again begging: *please* make end-of-life plans for your furry things. Make a will. Don't let your meaningful art get dumped in the trash b/c it's illegible/distasteful to non-furs. - ThreadSky

tofte.bsky.social • 479 days ago

Talking with a family member of a furry who died a few years ago and almost threw out their furry stuff, so I am once again begging: *please* make end-of-life plans for your furry things. Make a will. Don't let your meaningful art get dumped in the trash b/c it's illegible/distasteful to non-furs.

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kojotelatrans.bsky.social•479 days ago

It's something that is easy to forget especially as the fandom is getting older. I'd like to donate our furry related things when the time comes. Might not be important to most people but maybe it will give people some insight to the past at that point. Thank you for doing this project ❤️

tofte.bsky.social•479 days ago

It's a sad and frustrating thing to watch again and again, and I hope folks start to plan more — an end comes for us all.

And thanks. It might not be important to most people, but it's fundamentally important for so many of us, and I'd just like to do what I can to make sure others understand that.

joebear67.bsky.social•445 days ago

How did you plan your will, or did you eat a trust

tofte.bsky.social•445 days ago

My will is very simple and was made with a basic add-on service as part of an employee life insurance policy through The Hartford, but there are lots of quick and inexpensive ways to do it through other companies like that if your estate isn't complicated.

tofte.bsky.social•479 days ago

I don't care what you do with it. Want to donate it? Cool. Want it to go to your friends? Awesome. Want it all to be tossed in the dumpster and set on fire? Great. But let that decision be *yours*, not someone else's, and don't make it someone else's problem to guess at and sort out.

reiver.hoof.place•479 days ago

The fact that the fandom keeps aging means this is increasingly relevant. Sure, there's lots of 20-30somethings who join & make the fandom always seem 'young'.

There's also a good proportion who've been here for decades - and many even have families of their own now. Don't let your history vanish.

gallagher-jouster.bsky.social•478 days ago

Who you calling old? :-P

mumsey.bsky.social•479 days ago

Thank you for mentioning this. It is important. I will talk to my son about this. We are both furrys.

picoplume.bsky.social•479 days ago

I really appreciate you posting this! Had never thought of it, but that prospect is a bit heartbreaking.

joebear67.bsky.social•445 days ago

After my Dads death n March, this is what I’m trying to plan now. Very, very difficult

tofte.bsky.social•445 days ago

Sorry it's been hard. I know that kind of thing can be emotionally taxing and overwhelming at times, but it'll probably be a huge relief once you've got it set up.

baaaaaa.bsky.social•479 days ago

There are furry museum collections I'm sure

tofte.bsky.social•479 days ago

Yep, there are a handful of personal collections and preservation projects, including one I co-direct: https://fangfeatherandfin.com

gildedtongue.bsky.social•479 days ago

Now to get a picture of Tofte in a fedora shouting "It belongs in a museum!"

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