Why am I finding this so hard?

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My mother kept a lot (most!) of the things from my childhood, including many clothes, and then when I had children they had a new lease of life; Big One wore them, and in many cases Little One wore them as well. By then they had had quite a lot of use so some had to go, others were passed on, but some were kept. Then there was this little coat and hood outfit. I can remember wearing it myself–I must have been about two years old. Big One enjoyed wearing it too, even though it was a bit old-fashioned by then–she has always liked those olde-worlde things. Little One wasn’t so keen. So after that it just sort of hung around for a while because I couldn’t bring myself to throw it away but also by then it had developed a few minor defects, from moths I think (it is pure wool) so I couldn’t give it away either. So it just hung around, being moved from place to place, for years! Honestly I don’t understand why I couldn’t throw it out, but each time I picked it up I would end up just putting it down again somewhere. Finally I have decided it really has to go, and to make sure I actually do it this time I have cut it up. I’ve saved a few pieces still but cut the rest into smaller bits and put it on the compost heap. Do you have anything like this that you just hang onto for no particular reason? All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2025.