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re: How do you feel about tactile mementos of your past?
Posted on 11/10/17 at 12:30 pm to SlowFlowPro
Posted on 11/10/17 at 12:30 pm to SlowFlowPro
i'm very nostalgic. i don't like throwing away memorable items that remind me of people i've had in my life.
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Posted on 11/10/17 at 12:31 pm to LSUgirl4
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i'm very nostalgic. i don't like throwing away memorable items that remind me of people i've had in my life.
Same here. Really regret tossing some stuff years ago
Posted on 11/10/17 at 12:36 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:If you ever have kids, you or they will be interested in this stuff down the road. Also, if anything were to happen to you, these are things your family will look through to grieve and remember you.
they were blown away that i was going to throw out things like my yearbook, tball team pics, etc. i don't get it. i don't look at this stuff and haven't in years
I would keep them if I were you.
This post was edited on 11/10/17 at 12:38 pm
Posted on 11/10/17 at 12:37 pm to SlowFlowPro
I'm not one to horde - prolly because I've moved a lot in my life and you get used to traveling light.
On the other hand, I've tossed momentos I wish I had now. As others have said, a lot of it would have been for my kids' benefit.
At the end of the day, my rationalization is this: if I get alzheimer's, I wouldn't recognize half that shite anyway...
On the other hand, I've tossed momentos I wish I had now. As others have said, a lot of it would have been for my kids' benefit.
At the end of the day, my rationalization is this: if I get alzheimer's, I wouldn't recognize half that shite anyway...
Posted on 11/10/17 at 12:39 pm to SlowFlowPro
I'm sentimental about that kind of stuff. There is a line between momentos and hoarding tho...
Posted on 11/10/17 at 12:48 pm to The Mick
there's no right or wrong answer to this. But, i definitely wish i still had some of that stuff.
Posted on 11/10/17 at 12:48 pm to SlowFlowPro
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i'm talking about a full, extra long banker's box + 2 more regular banker's box full of shite per person
So you are talking about THREE boxes? That's it? You made it seem like you were cleaning out a hoarder's nest worth of shite.
Keep that stuff man, your kids will definitely enjoy it. At a minimum, try to store it digitally.
Posted on 11/10/17 at 12:50 pm to SlowFlowPro
"Everybody look at me, I'm sfp, I don't have any feelings and I'm just an objective machine....."
Posted on 11/10/17 at 1:02 pm to SlowFlowPro
I’m on the fence about things like this. Over the years ‘ve thrown away most of my stuff so I don’t have a lot. Most of what I do have is actually things from past generations. My kids were shocked to learn that I threw away my HS and college diplomas. I feel they represented more of unnecessary necessities than academic achievements.
My suggestion would be to offer stuff to siblings, cousins, etc. If they don’t want it, let it go.
My suggestion would be to offer stuff to siblings, cousins, etc. If they don’t want it, let it go.
Posted on 11/10/17 at 1:03 pm to Walking the Earth
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emo band, circa 2003
That pretty much describes SFP's entire existence...
Posted on 11/10/17 at 1:26 pm to Knight of Old
This. I'm already forgetting lots of stuff that's happened, even in my adult life. I'm scanning photos, but not throwing them away, I need this stuff to reconnect with my life.
Posted on 11/10/17 at 1:29 pm to SlowFlowPro
Are you talking about the panties of past girlfriends?
I mean, not to smell them or anything. That would be weird.
I mean, not to smell them or anything. That would be weird.
Posted on 11/10/17 at 1:31 pm to SlowFlowPro
My philosophy: If I haven't used it in a year or more, I don't need it.
If at some time in the future I SHOULD need it (unlikely, yet vaguely possible), I can just get another one.
If at some time in the future I SHOULD need it (unlikely, yet vaguely possible), I can just get another one.
Posted on 11/10/17 at 1:50 pm to SlowFlowPro
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currently my gf
Posted on 11/10/17 at 2:08 pm to SlowFlowPro
Your mom didn’t want to hold on to it?
Posted on 11/10/17 at 2:11 pm to SlowFlowPro
If there's any foods that you like, I suggest you put your name on it. Or else it'll be thrown out. by me
Posted on 11/10/17 at 2:15 pm to Sao
I don't care for your use of the word tactile. It sounds gross.
Posted on 11/10/17 at 2:29 pm to SlowFlowPro
Throw that shite away. I'm not living in clutter just so some great grand kid can look at my picture for 5 seconds 100 years from now.
Posted on 11/10/17 at 2:35 pm to LSUgirl4
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i'm very nostalgic. i don't like throwing away memorable items that remind me of people i've had in my life.
Posted on 11/10/17 at 2:47 pm to SlowFlowPro
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the memories still exist
these are just tactile mementos representing them. it's stuff that i literally never look at
The human mind is not a simple storage device. You can't just store and retrieve memories willy-nilly.
Photographs are important because seeing these things will jog your memory and give you the ability to recall more details than just thinking about it alone will.
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