Have you kept any memorabilia from your childhood?

The only things I kept fit into a fairly small box that my sister inadvertently threw away (years ago). A letter from my mother when I was seven, a ring my ten year old self got from a boy I had a crush on, a necklace my dad gave me when I was twelve. What hurts my heart is the letter no longer with me. She didn’t even bother to open that box; she just tossed it. I tell myself it was ultimately a material thing, and no one can take away my memories of my mother.

I kept my diaries. Very interesting reading, especially when I started dating my husband!!!

I still have dolls from my childhood.

Not any more. I used to have some toys from my childhood but Pretty threw them away when she was packing everything for the move here. She didn't know they were anything special. I had always packed what to bring with us before this last move. I was working a lot so she did all the packing this last time. *shrug*

Not really, Just my Pokemon cards that are now worth a decent amount. I have passed them down to my son

I've kept a few favourite books but that's all.

Not from mine, but I do have things from my son's childhood.

I have some things that are very special to me. Including my mom's last pack of Marlboro

I am sentimental and always have been. I don't consider owning a few sentimental items to be owning clutter. I have several items I cherish. One is an incredible manger scene with Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus, that my paternal grandmother brought from the UK many years ago. I have my paternal grandfather's eyeglasses, and his name plate from his desk when he was the lawyer for many years in a bank in Chicago. There are a few other things I cherish from several loved ones, who gave them to me. I don't live in the past, but I do enjoy these things, and my children and grandchildren love the stories that I have told them about the people connected to these items.