Are You Sentimental ? - Page 2

SydneyH · ‎03-10-2010

No, though I do hang on to a few items from the past.

mgm2 · ‎09-15-2012

yes, I am.

RainCityGirl · ‎12-16-2012

I guess I am. I still have my dad's handwriting that I've saved after all these years. I have saved pet collars and pet ashes, hair braids belonging to my great grandmother, etc. I even have my dad's favorite sports jacket that he always wore on Christmas. I have tried to let go of some of these things, but I just can't.

LilacTree · ‎03-25-2012

Yes, I am. Not to the extreme though (nowhere near a hoarder). I keep things from long ago, not too much from recent years.

But it reminds me of a funny story. I went into his office and gave my boss a Hannukah card once and sat down while he looked at it, said "thanks," and turned around and threw it right into the trash basket behind his desk. We then continued with our work.

Formerly Ford1224
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Elie Wiesel 1986

LilacTree · ‎03-25-2012

dup

[I am really getting sick of this.]

Formerly Ford1224
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Elie Wiesel 1986

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

On 3/14/2014 RedTop said:
I am very sentimental with items from lost family members. Every room of my house contains something close to my heart from family members that have passed. All beds have quilts from my grandmother, my MIL's antique lamp is in my bedroom, my grandfather's desk is in my dining room, my grandmother's bible is beside my chair, a great aunt's mirror hangs in my living room, and I have collectibles on display in my living room and TV room. I find comfort in seeing all of these special things on a daily basis. I have decluttered my house over the last 2 years to a point I am comfortable with what I have held onto, and what will not be allowed to pile up in the future.

This is me exactly. I have been working on decluttering, and find myself getting rid of things that are nicer or more expensive than what I'm keeping, because of the sentimental value of those things kept. When I was young, I got rid of many things that I though were just "old" family junk in order to buy newer and more up to date things. Some of that I now regret, and don't want to make the same mistake again.

I, too, tend not to store them away, but place and use them in my home, and looking at them and using them every day brings me closer to and reminds me of those that I love that have gone on.

I have lots of my kid's artwork, school work, and such that I need to pare down now that he is getting older. It is becoming easier to reduce this and keep only the best as he is grown up now. I think it is something that comes to each of us when we are ready to do it.

I can understand folks who don't want a bunch of "stuff". That makes sense to me, but I would think that if you have fond memories of certain people from your past (and I realize some folks don't, as they have had a harsh past), they would want at least a few things to remind them of those people and times, especially if the things were useful (say a mixing bowl in the kitchen rather than a shelf of dust collecting figurines) or was easy to store (like some cards and letters and pictures of the past).

Can anyone who isn't sentimental explain why they aren't. Not trying to incite here, just really would like to understand that viewpoint, as I have a friend that is not very sentimental, and I just don't get it.

Lila Belle · ‎01-24-2013

Absolutely !

I'm glad my parent's have a big attic and have saved things that are special to our family. The grandkids all enjoy seeing that stuff.

deepwaterdotter · ‎03-09-2010

On 3/14/2014 mominohio said:
On 3/14/2014 RedTop said:
I am very sentimental with items from lost family members. Every room of my house contains something close to my heart from family members that have passed. All beds have quilts from my grandmother, my MIL's antique lamp is in my bedroom, my grandfather's desk is in my dining room, my grandmother's bible is beside my chair, a great aunt's mirror hangs in my living room, and I have collectibles on display in my living room and TV room. I find comfort in seeing all of these special things on a daily basis. I have decluttered my house over the last 2 years to a point I am comfortable with what I have held onto, and what will not be allowed to pile up in the future.

This is me exactly. I have been working on decluttering, and find myself getting rid of things that are nicer or more expensive than what I'm keeping, because of the sentimental value of those things kept. When I was young, I got rid of many things that I though were just "old" family junk in order to buy newer and more up to date things. Some of that I now regret, and don't want to make the same mistake again.

I, too, tend not to store them away, but place and use them in my home, and looking at them and using them every day brings me closer to and reminds me of those that I love that have gone on.

I have lots of my kid's artwork, school work, and such that I need to pare down now that he is getting older. It is becoming easier to reduce this and keep only the best as he is grown up now. I think it is something that comes to each of us when we are ready to do it.

I can understand folks who don't want a bunch of "stuff". That makes sense to me, but I would think that if you have fond memories of certain people from your past (and I realize some folks don't, as they have had a harsh past), they would want at least a few things to remind them of those people and times, especially if the things were useful (say a mixing bowl in the kitchen rather than a shelf of dust collecting figurines) or was easy to store (like some cards and letters and pictures of the past).

Can anyone who isn't sentimental explain why they aren't. Not trying to incite here, just really would like to understand that viewpoint, as I have a friend that is not very sentimental, and I just don't get it.

My most treasured momentos of loved ones who have passed are my memories and the spiritual ways they have touched my heart and made me a better person.

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

On 3/14/2014 deepwaterdotter said:
On 3/14/2014 mominohio said:
On 3/14/2014 RedTop said:
I am very sentimental with items from lost family members. Every room of my house contains something close to my heart from family members that have passed. All beds have quilts from my grandmother, my MIL's antique lamp is in my bedroom, my grandfather's desk is in my dining room, my grandmother's bible is beside my chair, a great aunt's mirror hangs in my living room, and I have collectibles on display in my living room and TV room. I find comfort in seeing all of these special things on a daily basis. I have decluttered my house over the last 2 years to a point I am comfortable with what I have held onto, and what will not be allowed to pile up in the future.

This is me exactly. I have been working on decluttering, and find myself getting rid of things that are nicer or more expensive than what I'm keeping, because of the sentimental value of those things kept. When I was young, I got rid of many things that I though were just "old" family junk in order to buy newer and more up to date things. Some of that I now regret, and don't want to make the same mistake again.

I, too, tend not to store them away, but place and use them in my home, and looking at them and using them every day brings me closer to and reminds me of those that I love that have gone on.

I have lots of my kid's artwork, school work, and such that I need to pare down now that he is getting older. It is becoming easier to reduce this and keep only the best as he is grown up now. I think it is something that comes to each of us when we are ready to do it.

I can understand folks who don't want a bunch of "stuff". That makes sense to me, but I would think that if you have fond memories of certain people from your past (and I realize some folks don't, as they have had a harsh past), they would want at least a few things to remind them of those people and times, especially if the things were useful (say a mixing bowl in the kitchen rather than a shelf of dust collecting figurines) or was easy to store (like some cards and letters and pictures of the past).

Can anyone who isn't sentimental explain why they aren't. Not trying to incite here, just really would like to understand that viewpoint, as I have a friend that is not very sentimental, and I just don't get it.

My most treasured momentos of loved ones who have passed are my memories and the spiritual ways they have touched my heart and made me a better person.

deepwaterdotter, I hear you, and I agree totally. I like the things not for what they are worth (most aren't) but just the sight of them reminds me of the people, places and times.

I guess that this thread has taken the side that to be sentimental revolves around "things", and not just being sentimental through thoughts and memories, and that is not the whole picture.