Do you have stuff from your childhood?

Cloud · 05-20-2009, 11:27 AM

Or, what's the oldest thing of yours that you still have? Not old as in absolute time, I mean from your lifetime.

In these days of clearing clutter, what do you hold on to? I have very little. The "oldest" things I have are a couple of books from my early teens.

Mostly this was because my parents moved to another country when I was a teenager, so we got rid of everything. Then, our house was sold after my Mom died and I didn't get a chance to get my stuff out.

glatt · 05-20-2009, 11:31 AM

My parent held on to some of my baby stuff, so I've got that stuff. Cup, blanket, chew toy (wait, I guess for humans they call them teething rings.)

Pie · 05-20-2009, 12:08 PM

I have several handicraft items knitted for me by my grandmother -- one was a crochet rug (with my name in it) for my dollhouse. The other is a crochet clown. Both were made for me when I was about 3-4 years old.

I have a stuffed animal (Benji the dog) from about the same time period.

Most of the stuff I had when I was a real baby was left behind when my parents brought me to the US.

DanaC · 05-20-2009, 12:29 PM

I have a bracelet and necklace set that my Dad bought me when I was about 7 or 8. *smiles* too small to wear, and the silver's gone a bit rank lol. But it's there...at the bottom of a little box. Underneath the bits and pieces. I have a very battered (but still with it's dust cover!) copy of the complete Sherlock Holmes, and a complete works of Shakespeare...somewhere...not quite sure...think they may be down at J's house. I had to store bits and pices with other people when I moved in here. They were both childhood acquisitions. I think I may have been about 10 or 11 when I got Sherlock. Maybe 12 for Shakespeare. Most books I off-loaded. But Sherlock, Shakespeare and my autographed copy of The Crucible, I kept.

TheMercenary · 05-20-2009, 12:41 PM

A teddy bear from the early 60's or 50's. And a bunch of other little stuff, toys mostly. Another Whinney the Pooh Bear I got when I was 6 or 7.

Shawnee123 · 05-20-2009, 12:54 PM

Scattered around everywhere, I still have probably every book I ever owned. Except for my Nancy Drew my brother ran over with his moped and tore right down the spine ( I was laying out in the sun on a blanket and had laid the book down in an open position. Brother thought it'd be funny to buzz me and try to scare me since I was half asleep.) I gave that book to him a couple years ago at Christmas. He couldn't believe I'd kept it. I still give him crap about that.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-21-2009, 01:50 AM

We've all got baggage from our childhood.

Queen of the Ryche · 05-21-2009, 09:34 AM

The dollhouse my dad built for me for X-mas when I was five, complete with furnishings. I re-painted it and gave it to Princess for X-mas when she was five. Also the locket my grandpa bought for me the day I was born.

dar512 · 05-21-2009, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

We've all got baggage from our childhood.

True dat.

BrianR · 05-21-2009, 01:20 PM

I don't know why, but I've been lugging a plaster casting of a dinosaur footprint with my (tiny) handprint on the back, circa age 4.5.

Also, my childhood teddy bear that got me through many a scary night.

Dunno why I keep these two things around, I'm not particularly sentimental. But there they are, forever, I suppose.

SteveDallas · 05-21-2009, 01:23 PM

I have an afghan my mom crocheted me way back when. It's now usually in the living room or sometimes one of the kids' rooms.

Depending on how you interpret "childhood," you might also consider my high school class ring, and my Phi Beta Kappa key, neither of which I wear, but are both packed away safely and are really the only mementos of my school days I've kept.

glatt · 05-21-2009, 01:40 PM

I had a large trunk in my room starting in the 2nd grade, and I've got lots of childhood treasures in there.

Clodfobble · 05-21-2009, 03:11 PM

Yeah, I've got probably two dozen toys and knick-knacks. It's all small stuff though, about 3 shoeboxes' worth of space.

Kaliayev · 05-21-2009, 03:55 PM

My genes are pretty old. Had 'em as long as I can remember.

Crimson Ghost · 05-21-2009, 10:06 PM

The only thing I have is the wristband from my birth.

05-20-2009, 11:27 AM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Do you have stuff from your childhood? Or, what's the oldest thing of yours that you still have? Not old as in absolute time, I mean from your lifetime. In these days of clearing clutter, what do you hold on to? I have very little. The "oldest" things I have are a couple of books from my early teens. Mostly this was because my parents moved to another country when I was a teenager, so we got rid of everything. Then, our house was sold after my Mom died and I didn't get a chance to get my stuff out. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-20-2009, 12:08 PM	#3
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	I have several handicraft items knitted for me by my grandmother -- one was a crochet rug (with my name in it) for my dollhouse. The other is a crochet clown. Both were made for me when I was about 3-4 years old. I have a stuffed animal (Benji the dog) from about the same time period. Most of the stuff I had when I was a real baby was left behind when my parents brought me to the US. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

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TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	A teddy bear from the early 60's or 50's. And a bunch of other little stuff, toys mostly. Another Whinney the Pooh Bear I got when I was 6 or 7. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

05-20-2009, 12:54 PM	#6
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Scattered around everywhere, I still have probably every book I ever owned. Except for my Nancy Drew my brother ran over with his moped and tore right down the spine ( I was laying out in the sun on a blanket and had laid the book down in an open position. Brother thought it'd be funny to buzz me and try to scare me since I was half asleep.) I gave that book to him a couple years ago at Christmas. He couldn't believe I'd kept it. I still give him crap about that. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-21-2009, 01:50 AM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	We've all got baggage from our childhood. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-20-2009, 11:31 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	My parent held on to some of my baby stuff, so I've got that stuff. Cup, blanket, chew toy (wait, I guess for humans they call them teething rings.)

05-21-2009, 09:34 AM	#8
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,510	The dollhouse my dad built for me for X-mas when I was five, complete with furnishings. I re-painted it and gave it to Princess for X-mas when she was five. Also the locket my grandpa bought for me the day I was born. __________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

05-21-2009, 01:20 PM	#10
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	I don't know why, but I've been lugging a plaster casting of a dinosaur footprint with my (tiny) handprint on the back, circa age 4.5. Also, my childhood teddy bear that got me through many a scary night. Dunno why I keep these two things around, I'm not particularly sentimental. But there they are, forever, I suppose. __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

05-21-2009, 01:23 PM	#11
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I have an afghan my mom crocheted me way back when. It's now usually in the living room or sometimes one of the kids' rooms. Depending on how you interpret "childhood," you might also consider my high school class ring, and my Phi Beta Kappa key, neither of which I wear, but are both packed away safely and are really the only mementos of my school days I've kept.

05-21-2009, 01:40 PM	#12
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I had a large trunk in my room starting in the 2nd grade, and I've got lots of childhood treasures in there.

05-21-2009, 03:11 PM	#13
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Yeah, I've got probably two dozen toys and knick-knacks. It's all small stuff though, about 3 shoeboxes' worth of space. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

05-21-2009, 03:55 PM	#14
Kaliayev Magnificent Bastard Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 216	My genes are pretty old. Had 'em as long as I can remember.

05-21-2009, 10:06 PM	#15
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	The only thing I have is the wristband from my birth. __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

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