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[smoochy]

the pink day lily given to me one mother's day (around 2011) by my late son who died in 2013. The day we moved to Florida I dug it up, wrapped it wet paper towels and transplanted it. It thrived in our Florida flower bed for a few years. Until my husband, being overzealous with the weed whacker, accidentally killed it. Broke my heart. 

[Toots711]

@Mersha 

My MGB sports car from 1970. 🚗

[bmorechick]

My childhood roller skates that used a key to tighten them.  I have the key, but no skates, and my late 1960's-70's skateboard.  I rode that thing as a teen all over Baltimore City neighborhoods.  My son and grandson are skateboarders and man, wish I had mine!

[hopi]

All of my sons original Star Wars toys

[hopi]

All of my sons original Star Wars toys........

[Queen of shop]

@Mersha  It's funny but the only thing that I would want back is a pair of Zodiac cowboy boots that I bought back in the 70's. They were cream with a tourquoise shaft that was carved like a Patricia Nash handbag.

I LOVED those boots and wore them a ton for years on end. I got them re-heeled many times. So comfortable and fit my feet like a glove. I'm short and the heel height actually made my back feel good wearing them. I only got rid of them about ten years ago. Why? I have no idea. LOL I guess everyone has one of those whoopsie moments. Ha.

I look for them sometimes online. Poshmark has a pair of them in all cream. Just not the same without the turquoise though.

Great thread. Thank you.

[J Town Girl]

The one item that I often wish I hadn't gotten rid of was a large doll-house that had been hand built by a neighbor for his daughters.  His girls got older and no longer wanted it.  He offered it to my parents for me.  

He was a carpenter by trade and that doll-house was impressive. It was two floors with circular steps going to the upper level.  

I played for hours decorating it and rearranging all of the furniture. But just like his daughters, I also outgrew it and passed it on to another family with young daughters.  

I don't know what I would do with it today as I never had any daughters or female grandchildren.  I also moved from the the east coast to the west coast and that would have been a large item to move.  

But every once in a while I'll think about that doll-house and how much fun I had with it. 

[Grand Happy]

All my Barbies and accessories so I could give them to my granddaughter.
The soda pop dolls
My 45' best of times playing them.
A Lego Star Wars set that was our sons. It's worth a ton of money now he wanted to give it to a friend so he did. I ask his mom if they still had it, they didn't. All pieces ended up in the trash 😬

[Marsha2003]

The Nancy Drew books published in the 1930's and 1940's that I inherited from an aunt.  My mother sold them during a move without asking or notifying me.  I'm sure I could replace them on eBay, but it wouldn't be the same.

[beach-mom]

I helped with my mom's garage sale clearing out my dad's things. My brother was alive and healthy at the time (He would be gone a year later.). 

My dad had bought me a small pink and white leather stuffed elephant when I was young. I had it on a shelf in my bedroom for years, and when I left for college I took it with me. I had decided since I was married with my own home I had outgrown it. 

So I put it out. The first person to show up, an older man, bought it. My brother came out, saw the man leaving with it, and said he couldn't believe I sold it. He said, "You've had that with you forever."

Of course I felt terrible. I wanted it back. I was young and I wasn't thinking about any children we would have. I just hope the man who bought it gave it to a special child!