When I was younger I used to have shelves full of ceramic figurines (angels, 'Precious Moments', little animals, etc.) displayed in my bedroom. As I got older, the figurines came down, got wrapped in tissue and stored safely away...but I couldn't bring myself to get rid of them. I told myself they were special, and that someday I could save them for my future children.
The older I get, the more I wonder about why I keep hanging on to these figurines. They are incredibly dated, and it's entirely possible that my hypothetical future children won't even want them. If they aren't something I would display now, why am I still keeping them? I probably should have gotten rid of them years ago. Perhaps, I just had the mindset that my figurines were 'precious' for so long, but I am realizing now that they may or may not be. I don't know of anyone my age that is still hanging on to such things, and I don't want to keep them forever if they are not going to be put to use, however...I have that constant voice in the back of my mind telling me that I don't want to just give them away and regret not having them either. Will I miss them when they're gone? Will my future children wish I had held on them or is it just ridiculous that I am almost 32 years old I can't find myself to get rid of the ceramic figurines of my childhood? I guess the longer you have something, the more difficult it is to just let go of it...
Maybe I'm just a hoarder...
