I did it!
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
February 6, 2021 1:38pm CST
This was both the easiest and hardest thing for me to do.
Mom had jewelry in two plastic containers, four little bottles that had a knob handle, in various cardboard and velvet boxes and in this jewelry box.
The only thing I kept was one earring with her name on it (dont' know where the other one went), a pretty bracelet that I was drawn too and any lockets / pendant charms with pictures of the family. There were also some Candian pennies and a canadian quarter (I think) that I kept.
This was difficult to do. She's been gone for many years, but this right here was the major thing that I couldn't see myself parting with even a few years ago.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
6 Feb 21
Oh the bear in the top right of the picture? Nope, it belonged to my brother. I just keep it because it's cute. 
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7 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum 
I had only one soft toy which my dog destroyed in Anger. Later I chose not to bring any until I have pets.
It's been over 30 years now, I never had a soft toy 
I had only one soft toy which my dog destroyed in Anger. Later I chose not to bring any until I have pets.
It's been over 30 years now, I never had a soft toy 1 person likes this
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7 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum And they are still in single piece... That shows how you maintain things.
I am a rough user of everything. ( of course not the stuffed toys.. but looks like my all pets never been handy with Stuff toys, my shoes, my pillow )
I stopped buying fancy pillows and shoes
I am a rough user of everything. ( of course not the stuffed toys.. but looks like my all pets never been handy with Stuff toys, my shoes, my pillow )
I stopped buying fancy pillows and shoes1 person likes this
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
6 Feb 21
With the exception of a box I can't get to, the only things I have now of hers are ones I want to keep.
It's hard sometimes to just get rid of stuff our loved ones treasured at one time.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
6 Feb 21
@paigea I hope I do not have to think about being gone for some time to come, but I know I would want any loved ones to have very few things to sort through of mine.
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@paigea (36143)
• Canada
6 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum I know. This is on my list. No one will want to be stuck with this job when I'm gone.
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@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
6 Feb 21
Yeah it is hard to part with things from a loved one for sure.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
6 Feb 21
I'm glad that they are gone though. I'm only keeping my mom's dolls, some of her pictures and precious moments stuff.
@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
6 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum That’s cool. I don’t look forward to having to clear out my moms stuff when she passes she has a lot of stuff most of it New but she is sick a clutter in one of her bedrooms all it is is stuff she buys
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
6 Feb 21
@Tina30219 My mom's house was so cluttered when we went into it. This place is cluttered too. I Live with my grandfather and my uncle. I moved in in 2011 when I divorced. Wanted to move a time or two but stayed because my grandmother wanted to. Now I stay because these two men would just live in filth and eating fast food all the time if I let them.
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
7 Feb 21
I remember how hard it was to go through my mother's jewelry after she passed. I went through and threw away the junk and put aside the good pieces. I then had my daughters and had them go through the jewelry to pick the things they wanted.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
11 Feb 21
@HazySue Thank you and you are right. Her passing was both sudden and not so unexpected. She was ill for most of my life.
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
11 Feb 21
I don 't think you ever get over someone dear to you passing on. There will be a time when you can look back on her life and remember it fondly. @ScribbledAdNauseum
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
6 Feb 21
I have a wooden box with a broken barrette, with Mom's name on it. My father bought it for her many years ago.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
6 Feb 21
My mom had a jacket with her name on it. It was from one of my father's construction jobs. I got rid of it last year and that was painful.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
6 Feb 21
@kobesbuddy I see the photo now. What a beautiful treasure.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
6 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum I finally was able to upload the photo.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
6 Feb 21
Thank You!
I knew if I did not do it now then I would put it off for so much longer.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
6 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum I understand.
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@snowy22315 (209132)
• United States
6 Feb 21
I am glad you were able to go through it. It must have been hard.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
6 Feb 21
Harder than any of the other things i've gotten rid of through the years. At one time those pieces of jewelry meant a lot to her.
@kaylachan (84867)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Feb 21
We all heal at our on pace. I still have things left over from my cat, Precious, who's been gone three years, I can't bring myself to toss.
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@kaylachan (84867)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum I can agree. We don't have our pets nearly as long as we have people. I think losing Precious hit me harder, because he was one of the last gifts my mom gave me. He also surprised us by living to be ninteen.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
6 Feb 21
In some ways the loss of a beloved pet is harder than that of family and friends.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
6 Feb 21
@kaylachan I think Precious is a fitting name for him. I was talking to a friend of mine who recently had to make the hard decision of putting her sweet border collie down. We both wished our pets lived as long as we did.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
6 Feb 21
Yes. I only have one more tote to go through of her things and donate.
I have some dolls she made, some of her photographs, a few of her precious moments things.. Things I know she treasured.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
7 Feb 21
I'm glad you kept a few reminders of your mom.
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@LindaOHio (222726)
• United States
7 Feb 21
Good girl. You kept what was really special to you. Good job!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 Feb 21
Thank You! It was a little tough, but I felt relieved once it was in the car.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
6 Feb 21
Thank you. Now that it is done, I am glad also.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 Feb 21
@Nevena83 Yes it does. Now I need to put some decorations in that purple tote and free up some space on my shelves.
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@Nevena83 (66063)
• Serbia
7 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum It feels good, doesn't it?
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