Keeping of old things is my treasure, they are not garbage..

Unfortunately some people will not understand people like us. I too love to hoard the old stuff just because they have an emotional value to me. And definitely it is painful to see anyone else messing up with them but here your sister got a liitle further and she burnt them down thinking them as trash. But now, that has been done, I would definitely say please do not spoil the relations between you and sister just because of this. Have a chat with her and explain her the facts - that these things did matter to you and did have a priceless value because of the emotional attachment. And then forget this subject... The living relations are better and more important than the emotional attachments with inanimate things.

I am also just like you! I also like to keep mementoes of my life that remind me my sweet memories. I can understand how you have felt when your sister tried to burn those precious things of yours! I used to write columns for local newspapers and I used to collect the cuttings in my album. Since I am a Veterinarian by profession and I was running a private clinic for Dogs then, I was bit busy and instead of cutting them from the Newspapers, I just collected the newspapers in which my articles appeared. My plan was to get all the clippings one day get them pasted in my album. The News papers got piled up at my place. One day I thought to get them to my dispensary and I thought to get the job done there when ever I get some over there. But unfortunately I couldn’t get any time there also and some months have passed like this and I have forgotten about those News papers ten. After few months when I tried to locate those pile of news papers to accomplish the job of pasting the articles after cutting them from the News Paper I couldn't locate the pile. When asked my servant if he got any idea about the pile of News papers, he told me that he sold the pile of news papers to the Scrap dealer thinking those to be waste papers. He never had the idea about the articles I published in those papers! I felt very bad about the incident but there was no point in scolding him as he performed his duties and he disposed the scrap to the scrap dealer which normally we used to do as a routine then! But I felt very bad about my missing articles published in those papers! I still miss them! So I can understand about the sentimental values attached to some of our belongings and I duly pay respect to feelings of the people who have them! Thanks a lot for the nice discussion! I liked participating in it!

You do remember, of course, when Groucho Marx was playing Napoleon and having a romantic time with Josephine and Chicko comes in and says "Emperor, the garbage man is here" and Groucho replies "Tell him we don't want any", don't you?

I had someone in the house that threw things away that cost money. It's no good. If she keeps doing it, you could hide some of her things (Don't actually do to her what she does to you, but just give her a taste of what it feels like. Actually, you could say when she asks, "You must have thrown it away yourself when you threw out my things"...).

Yeah I also like that especially with things which have sentimental value, they are an anchor to a memory of a past event. This is predominantly what saving things. Not being able to let go. Fear of losing the past completely. Not everyone needs to get rid of stuff, but some people want to and just can’t seem to do it. Some people would want to if they realized it was possible at all. I think if an object has great sentimental value to you, then take a photograph of it before you getting rid of it, that way will save you space but you still have a keepsake for you to keep.

i keep doing that keep saving things old things then sometimes i just make it nice create something from old stuff then the memories still their the good thing is you get new things out of old

To others you are a garbage collector because they are no attached to your treasures. To me , you are a keeper of memories. It isn't up to others to tell you what to keep and what not to keep! and if anyone takes your things , that is theft! I don't care if it is family or not!

its good to hold on to old memories. you should be able keep the stuff as long as you want.

I Am a keeper of memories they reside in my heart all of them! but I also keep somethings that are precious to me...like my mum's letters and my father's, the boy friend that I loved so much[ his photo]in fact all the mementos I treasure so much! I still have sitting on the side of my bath tub the frog[ a toy one] my grandson used to play with when he was a baby[ he is 26 now]and on my second bedroom there are still 2 dolls that belong to my youngest one..to me they are not garbage it's a life time of a person's life!

HI Magz you are a true garbage collector..just like my sister ... all of her room fills with that memories garbage try to not look back see the future instead of your memories behind

Wow!!! nice you save old things before marriage I have also such habit but now think not useful so throw in garbage. Only my books and certificates are saved in my Almira. I was lots of letters of my friends (all are girls)and I read whenever remember but now throw it. Because mobile has came.

I also did that when I was in elementary until I went to college.I keep letters,cards from suitors,friends,even candy wrappers or tissue that has note written by my ex-boyfriend.I also keep shirts given to me.I collect pictures and my favorite items.I collect everything that is given to me.They are my memories of the past.I sometimes look at each item then laugh at each memory.No you are not a garbage collector.You are one of the few person who value the memory of the things associated with your self.You are a Keeper of memories.Good luck to you!hope rats will not attack your room.lol..

Every person has its own sentiments and one of those is to keep things that we think is very important and memorable. I do keep those old things also that was given by someone close with me. I always treasure those things and I do keep it and take care it a lot. I find it so valuable even though someone didn't care.

well actually, i do the same also. i even keep my test papers since elementary. LOL. reminds me of my scores, failures and achievements. but sometimes, when i have no more space for storage i throw it away. but for me, i like keeping things. sometimes, they come to me as remembrances of the past. it is somewhat refreshing to me, reinvigorating to remember past happenings with a memorabilia.

It depends If memorable to you u should keep them. I keep alot of stuff that means alot to me. it hard to part with them.

Different strokes for different folks, even if they are your blood relatives. Simply explain to your sister how important these things are to you and keep them out of her sight so that you will not lose them should she consider those items as something that is not important. Just like you, I keep a lot of things before. Some are still very new in spite of the years since I'm the type of person who prefers keeping things as they are. Now that my kids are of age (15, 12 and 10), I told them they could have my treasures as long as they handle them with care. Don't feel bad about this. People have different opinions and they are entitled to them. Let's just respect them for what they are, explain to them the importance of things and move on. Just between you and me, we are treasure keepers of the same kind. Don't let other people hold you back. Be yourself and continue doing what you like to do.

Hats off to you,,friend,,at least somebody in this world feels the same what i feel..firstly i want to tell you,,that I am very much introvert..when i was just 10 years old my dad purchased a jacket for me,,,I always wore that particular jacket,,I still kept that safely,,actually,,people thought this is just a jacket..but i can see my whole childhood in that jacket..so it's really hard to express what you feel for that old things,,keep going on friend..but try at least once to express to your brother..what actually you feel..Good Luck..Thanks

i think this habit is past to generation in my family. my grandmother, especially she keep all her clothes. now my mum also like that but my aunt and uncle not. my mum is really hard when we ask she to throw all the old stuff. and today i think i already become like her. i also like to keep old stuff until my brother said like your sis said to me. my room not like other girl's room. so many stuff. for me all that think is so precious, i dont want to throw it now

I too am an OLD things collector. Not for anything! Juft gives happiness and is FUN!

I agree with you Magz, this things do remind us of old memories. It's a good pass time too if you're getting bored. Makes me remember of my old toys, I still keep them up to now. Even though I'm not using it anymore I still keep them for they makes me remember of my childhood. I also share them with my younger brother sometimes. :)