How Time Passes
By Morley Hunt
@Morleyhunt (21744)
Canada
January 17, 2016 5:18am CST
A few months ago, my husband and I packed up and moved to another house.
We have moved often (you'd think we liked moving) So we sort through our belongings regularly. It is an excellent way to eliminate a lot of unnecessary 'stuff' from your life.
There are some things that are hard to let go. These tiny slippers. They were purchased for our oldest grandson when he was one year old. He came twice a week while his mother went to work.
This young man is now sixteen, and none of my other grand babies is small enough to wear the slippers.
Now, because of lack of space, a photograph of the slippers will take their place to keep the memory alive.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
17 Jan 16
Taking a picture takes much less room. Currently I am encouraging my father to go through his stuff. A two and a half story Victorian home....he has one bedroom in my house. Everything from that bedroom (my sewing room) has either had to be discarded or accommodated somewhere else in my small house.
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@Juliaacv (51190)
• Canada
17 Jan 16
My husband and I are ready to downsize and we have had to part with many sentimental piece of the past, much like your grandson's slippers. But we do have to remind ourselves that memories are portable and remain in our hearts forever. That is the only way that I was able to throw some things out and donate others. I still have all of the shoes that our now 26 year old wore from the time he was about 6 months old until he was about 3. And still in the original boxes. I do know how attached we can be, small shoes are really a symbol of how cute they were when they were that small.
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@Juliaacv (51190)
• Canada
17 Jan 16
@Morleyhunt Hopefully your daughter is wrong about that! I'd rather live out my days in my own home.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
18 Jan 16
@Juliaacv If you stay fairly healthy, then maybe you can, but many of our parent's have had to move into nursing homes for more care. Even if you are able to stay in your own home, it's still a good idea to go through your stuff so your family doesn't have to do so later. It's a lot to manage especially if they all work or don't all live nearby.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
17 Jan 16
We moved, seventeen years ago from a six bedroom home to a two bedroom with no basement. You learn to thin out.
My daughter says, eventually everything fits into one room in a nursing home.....
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
17 Jan 16
@Morleyhunt I am asking my husband to do the same. We have too many things, we cannot push the walls of the house to make it bigger.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
17 Jan 16
If I had all of the cute things and the things that evoke memories I would need a much larger house. They had been in a box that was unopened for two years. I took a photo before I sent them to Goodwill.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
18 Jan 16
I could bury myself under nostalgic souvenirs, but I also don't want to spend all day cleaning or moving boxes.
@Grandpa_Clueless (22)
• Easton, Pennsylvania
17 Jan 16
Oh how I know that feeling @Morleyhunt ! It just seems like yesterday when I was holding my grandchildren in my arms, and now there in school and two thousand miles away,but I still have there little stuff animals we use to play with.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
17 Jan 16
I have lots of things that are still being played with, but only have room for so much.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
22 Feb 16
Right now I am going through lots of things in my parents house to prepare it for sale. They have thrown out very little in the last 50 plus years. Now, where am I supposed to keep all of this, assuming it was even possible.
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@Kboy26 (143)
• Columbia, South Carolina
22 Feb 16
@Morleyhunt I hope you can sort through all the items in your parents house. Older people have a tendency to hold on to things.
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@GardenGerty (160663)
• United States
18 Jan 16
I have often heard that we can keep the memories but save the space by taking pictures. I would have a hard time parting with them myself.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
18 Jan 16
I am content with a photograph. There are many other items I need to cull.
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@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
18 Jan 16
There are some things I keep just for sentimental value, such as a napkin ring I was given at my christening. I have a box for cards which are just so beautiful and lovingly given that I keep them too.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
17 Jan 16
There is no way to incorporate them into a throw pillow or afghan? It's a shame to have such a thing thrown away.1 person likes this
@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
17 Jan 16
A photo. I don't have room for more stuff. As it is my walk in closet...well...lets just say, you can't walk into it any longer.
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
18 Jan 16
It's so hard to part with those tiny remembrances of our little babies (children or grandchildren).
@carexing25 (1822)
• Philippines
18 Jan 16
those slippers are cute... times passes really fast, one time i find myself staring at my growing kid,.. it feels like things just happened yesterday and now he's starting to learn things..
@su1234567 (10)
• Kolkata, India
17 Jan 16
A picture is the best way to keep memories alive. It gives a nostalgic feeling!
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
18 Jan 16
Taking a picture is an excellent solution.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
18 Jan 16
I keep a lot of things like that and then end up with way too much stuff! Moving is a good way todown size.
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
18 Jan 16
Maybe the child's parent would have liked them as a momento perhaps, but at least you thought to take a picture of them first. I've moved a lot in my lifetime too, but now we've been in the same house for fourteen years, the longest I've lived anywhere since moving out on my own when I was nineteen. Moving can be a way to keep things simple. We've collected a few more things now that we've been here a while, but many of our extras are things we need for our business. I have one box of baby clothes to give either of my daughters when they have their first one. Other than that, we pretty much get rid of clothing we've outgrown or don't wear any longer.
@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Jan 16
I can imagine how hard it would be to throw these out. They are very cute.
