Looking for suggestions
By snowy
@snowy22315 (210030)
United States
May 19, 2026 9:46am CST
So, I am cleaning out my file cabinet, and I have a ton of my son's old school papers and stuff he made in school. I can keep the art projects but these papers are taking up way too much room. I know some people take pictures of them but these are worksheets and so forth too many to do that with. I hate to just throw them away..but they aren't serving a useful purpose..maybe I should just keep a few as a representation. What would you do?
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@Juliaacv (56652)
• Canada
19 May
I threw all of our son's stuff out.
It took me a couple of attempts to get it all gone, it pulls at your heartstrings.
If you are sure that you'd like to keep some of the worksheets, start a binder and put them into sheet protectors.
At least they will be all in 1 space and easily accessible.
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@Juliaacv (56652)
• Canada
19 May
@snowy22315 I would limit yourself to just 1.
I keep our quarterly statements for our investments in a 1 inch binder with dividers.
Jonathon knows right where to go to access what he will need when we go.
I hope that he keeps it as neat as we do.
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@MarieCoyle (60003)
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19 May
I had a box saved from each child. I didn't save them all, of course--mostly some special ones, like little stories they wrote, and special pictures they drew, etc. Of course, they decided they didn't want them. I let them sit for some time, and then one by one I got them out and they decided to keep a few, and tossed the worksheets, etc. I kept a few special ones, too--a few little stories and pictures for each child. In the end, when I am gone they are no doubt going to toss them, but I did make the attempt. I guess it's a Mom-thing, it's sort of hard to let these things go at times, at least for me.
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@snowy22315 (210030)
• United States
19 May
Son is a minimalist..I honestly don't think he would opt to keep any of them. I think these worksheets have got to go though. I guess I will just keep a small represatantional amount.
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@MarieCoyle (60003)
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20 May
@snowy22315
He might appreciate having a momento or two one of these days from his school years. It's hard to tell now. I think a small amount sounds fine, too.
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@snowy22315 (210030)
• United States
20 May
@MarieCoyle I will ask before I toss the majority, but I can almost guarantee what he will say.
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@LadyDuck (503780)
• Italy
20 May
@snowy22315 - When I took out from the cabinet all those school papers I realized we never looked at them. We moved in a box every time we moved from one place to another. It was time to get rid of everything we do not need.
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@wolfgirl569 (136827)
• Marion, Ohio
19 May
I threw all of that out over time except some different cute things they made
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@snowy22315 (210030)
• United States
20 May
Yeah, there are some cute things like that.
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@Marilynda1225 (91402)
• United States
19 May
Sometimes it's hard to part with those treasures from childhood. Maybe just keep a few for sentimental reasons?
Or see if your son wants to keep any and then get rid of the rest.
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@snowy22315 (210030)
• United States
19 May
I know what his answer will be on keeping any..but ai guess I could respectfully ask.
Keeping a few sounds a good idea.
@lukman_ar (22)
• Surabaya, Indonesia
20 May
Collect 1 several bundles, store them in the warehouse, grouping which are ordinary sheets and which are important sheets, so that they are easy to find, make sure the warehouse has good air circulation so that it is not damp and moldy when stored
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@valherma00 (4311)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
20 May
i would honestly throw them all cause, i like minimal things but, since these are memories as well, keep a few of them
