
Most families don't decide when to make this move. Something decides for them — a fall, a diagnosis, a spouse who passes, a winter that finally becomes too much. Then the house gets sold in a hurry, for less, by people who are exhausted and grieving. Deciding early doesn't mean moving early. It means the choice stays yours. Inside: your three doors and who each one fits, what waiting actually costs, a one-page exercise for the kitchen table, five questions to ask your kids, and one page written to them. It's short on purpose.