Going Down Memory Lane
By Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
United States
July 5, 2019 5:14pm CST
My brother sent me some long-missing photos and we found ourselves on a trip down memory lane. There were photos of places we lived and people we knew.
There were photos of us as kids and photos of my mom and dad. I do not have any pictures of mom and me together so was glad to see those.
Have you been down memory lane lately? Did you ride an emotional roller coaster while remembering things from your life and past? Were you ever surprised by an unexpected package of pictures or objects?
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
6 Jul 19
Just makes me miss them so I try not to look.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
5 Jul 19
No I try to leave the past in the past. I do have photos but its rare I look at them anymore.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
6 Jul 19
@akalinus Makes me miss them.
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
6 Jul 19
@andriaperry I'm sorry. I did not intend for anyone to be hurt by this discusssion.
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
14 Jul 19
I have my mothers photos so I go through every so often and send some to my brothers that I think they might enjoy. It is wonderful to look at them.
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@DaddyEvil (174377)
• United States
9 Jul 19
I am happy to know that you re-gained some photos you thought lost, Jo Ann.
From the way you constructed your sentences I would say you didn't find many or possibly any that disturbed you or that shocked you in the photos sent by your brother.
When I was putting together the huge amount of photos my family sent me, quite some years ago, into the e-album I made for the family I did find some that were personally disturbing and didn't add them to the album I made for everyone else. I'm not sure how my family thought I'd want to see those photos but I returned them to their owners without comment.
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
10 Jul 19
@DaddyEvil Such is the fabric of life. We can't cut out the bad parts. I think everyone has some.
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@Shivram59 (50187)
• India
6 Jul 19
@akalinus Yes,we all love to see old photos that are in our family album.We have photos as old as 50 or more years when we were not born.We often see these photos of us and relive our past.
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
12 Jul 19
@Shivram59 I like looking at those type of photos and wondering what they thought about and how they lived.
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@Shivram59 (50187)
• India
12 Jul 19
@akalinus Me,too.Let alone photos of people who are no more,but also of trees of that time.In one of the photos the younger brother of my grandpa is writing something on a piece of paper and a huge banyan tree is in the background. I see him and and the leaves of the banyan tree with the same curiosity.The photo was taken in 1940.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
7 Jul 19
no ma'am, can't say i've received such. purty certain my ex burnt 'em all years 'go. plan to sit down with my sweet momma though if'n i can e'er get 'nto town. she's loads 'f pics 'erself, 's well 's all those 'f my mamaw 'n papaw. hopin' to find lots to borrow 'n then scan to my puter.
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
10 Jul 19
@akalinus no ma'am, my sweet momma aint one much fer usin' the puter outside 'f watchin' garbage'n youtube. she's purty big'n political propoganda, lol. she's on printer/scanner neither. the aunt's one, but can't seem to figure 't out?
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
10 Jul 19
@crazyhorseladycx It is hard for us who did not grow up with technology. I don't even know how to use my phone yet. I learned the internet by trial and error, mostly error. Then I found out that I could find the answer to most computer problems somewhere online so I could stop bothering my techie friends.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Jul 19
I'm glad you had a pleasant journey down memory lane. I have a box of pictures that belonged to my parents. I've looked at them a couple of times.
@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
6 Jul 19
That's very sad I got a very limited and not so good picture of my parents.
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
7 Jul 19
@Nakitakona I wish you luck with it. I did not know any of my dad's relatives until a cousin contacted me. All of his siblings are gone but I have photos of them now.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
7 Jul 19
@akalinus You're right. I have already contacted my nearest relatives about it for I am preparing my family tree or genealogy.
