I found them / myLot

Staten Island, New York

October 19, 2026 7:12pm CST

I finally found the documents (SSN card, passport, certificate of citizenship) that I was looking for, along with an expanding case file where a lot of my old mail and important papers are stored. I was looking for them in the garage again, as I had done many times before, and decided to see what was in a box that was taped up. I never looked at it before because it was taped up and I didn’t think they were in there. When I approached the box I noticed that it said the word DOCS on it. I cut the tape along the center of the box, opened the box, and staring at me, was the folder with the documents and the expanding case file. I wish it had hit me weeks ago to do that. Would’ve saved me the headache, frustration, etc. trying to figure out where they are.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (194963)

• Boise, Idaho

12h

Oh, good! I'm so happy you decided to check that taped up box.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (194963)

• Boise, Idaho

@lovebuglena ..........that is often the case.

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Lena Kovadlo

@lovebuglena (51262)

• Staten Island, New York

12h

My mom’s friend told her “you’re looking at it but don’t see it” and that made me check out that taped box.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (131236)

• United States

15h

I’m glad you found them.

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Lena Kovadlo

@lovebuglena (51262)

• Staten Island, New York

Thank you. One less thing to worry about.

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Nawsheen

@Nawsheen (28987)

• Mauritius

It's funny how we sometimes overlook the most obvious places. At least you can stop worrying about them now.

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Lena Kovadlo

@lovebuglena (51262)

• Staten Island, New York

Yes. It’s a relief for sure. I was already thinking about how I will have to replace them and didn’t want to deal with that.

Judy Story

@jstory07 (149749)

• Roseburg, Oregon

15h

That is great that you found them.

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Lena Kovadlo

@lovebuglena (51262)

• Staten Island, New York

I’m usually good at finding things but it usually never takes that long.

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (389849)

• Rockingham, Australia

10h

I've been caught like this before. I've stopped saying to myself 'it wouldn't be in there' and just go through everything.

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Lena Kovadlo

@lovebuglena (51262)

• Staten Island, New York

I once found my dad’s wallet in the freezer. And it was purely by accident that I found it.

Michael

@Wrexxo (9734)

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10h

Ha, the box literally said DOCS and it was still the last place you checked. Happens to all of us honestly. Glad you found everything, now maybe put it somewhere you wont forget lol.

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Lena Kovadlo

@lovebuglena (51262)

• Staten Island, New York

I didn’t even know I had a box labeled DOCS or I would’ve checked there.

Max Crisp

@Orson_Kart (8884)

• United Kingdom

Good to hear you’ve found the missing documents. It’s a real pain moving house because you get so used to where everything is, and then you have to start again.

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Lena Kovadlo

@lovebuglena (51262)

• Staten Island, New York

True. And also things can go missing in the process.