Throwing things away

cazzz1975 | 13:04 Thu 14th Jun 2012 | ChatterBank

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I have just had a clearout and came across an old bible given to my daughter in primary school, I decided to throw it away but I felt uncomfortable about it. I have no idea why.

I also feel uncomfortable about throwing away stuff the kids made, even worse if they stick a little picture of your child on the picture!, to be fair though the house would be filled to bursting if I kept it all! is there anything that you feel odd throwing away?

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EvianBaby

I feel the same about things or pictures my nephews and nieces have made for me. I've still got one by my desk my niece made 4 years ago. It's just a bunch of stickers with some squiggles around it so it's not even like she put any effort in. Lol.

I feel bad about throwing cards away too.

mccfluff

i have issues throwing food away

Canary42

I've kept stuff from my nieces from years and years ago - just set up a scrap book, it won't take up much room.

Smowball

Years ago, when my now 18yr old was about 8, for Mothers day he had found a plank of wood, couolred in a picture of a princess and stuck it to the plank, then wrote MY MUMMY IS A PRINCESS on the wood. I have moved house and even taken the plank with me! When he came to visit a few months ago he was looking in the storage box in the garden and could not believe I had kept it. I just cant throw it away

Canary42

Awwwwwwwww, that's lovely snowball.

giveup

I work in a charity shop and anything religious, bibles crosses etc if they have to be thrown out I always feel bad about it. Dont really know why. Chapel upbringing I suppose.

China Doll

Books. Even if they're battered beyond repair I feel awful about it.

Kiki-frog

My mum kept hold of virtually every picture, story, piece of craftwork, miscellaneous crap that my sisters and I ever made at school. After she died, house clearance took ages, but it was quite an entertaining, if bittersweet, nostalgia trip. We were a bit taken aback when we found a tin full of baby teeth, though.

I keep old photos, but that's about it.

rowanwitch

still haven't got rid of my first wedding album....

Kiki-frog

And books.

baza

i did feel guilty when i threw out the baby with the bath water.

Smowball

Ive also got every birthday/xmas/mothers day card the kids have ever given me. Quite funny to see how their writing changed as they got older.(not much better in some cases!)

cazzz1975

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ahh yes I struggle with books as well

thats lovely smow, I can totally understand!

I do have several scrap books of their stuff already canary :o

tin of baby teeth :O I would still keep those probably!

snap giveup, catholic schooling !

rowanwitch

I'll throw out your bible you come and get rid of the pics of my ex....

rockyracoon

I struggle with throwing out the kids stuff, I've got all their school work from primary school, I keep telling myself that I'll sort through it and get rid but I know I won't, I've kept all the cards they made me, not bought ones though, i'll need a spare room soon to put it all in.

Books, can't throw a book away, that's criminal.