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Today is a day I've dreaded for a while. No, not the rapture nonsense, but our Neighborhood Garage Sale. My father has gone through our entire house and decided to sell tons of everything. He's selling a lot of things that I'd rather not sell because I have a lot of sentimental value attached to them. He doesn't sell everything, but it seems like he gets to pick what things should matter to me and what don't. If I fear anything I fear losing memories the most and I am deathly afraid of forgetting about certain things if they are sold. It's really a stupid and illogical concept; if I were to have the opportunity to trade one of my copies of a game for the exact same copy of a game plus an extra I'd probably still decline because it's "my" copy of the game. I don't fully understand it myself, but the only times I've cried in recent history is when my dad got rid of our 50 gallon fish tank and our outdoor playset.
Saturday, 21-May-11 15:02:27 UTC from web-
@ponybis To be honest that sounds a lot like the mentality of a hoarder, however I don't want to point any fingers.
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@ickus Call me whatever you please, but I have this old, OLD stuffed animal that I keep in my closet kind of. I don't 'cuddle' with it anymore (although I will say old habits die hard), but if it was sold I'd likely be horrified.
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@ickus I managed to let my dad keep a baton I still occasionally pick up and spin, but I think it's simply because of that. He won't let me keep the Play-Dough robot I played with when I was like 2, though. ;_;
Saturday, 21-May-11 15:10:14 UTC from web-
@ponybis Ah, I see. That sounds perfectly reasonable. May I provide a sort of compromise? Surely, if you were to find substitute items that you could care less about, your father would be more willing to bend to your will.
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Saturday, 21-May-11 15:13:19 UTC from web
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@ponybis Ouch, I apologize then. It kind of unsettles me when someone doesn't listen to reason, but I guess your father is your father. So long, enjoy it as much as you can, I presume. Good day to you.
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@ickus Yeah, I get you, my father says the same things, but it's not like I have boxes of crap lining the entire proximity of the household. It's still organized and looks nice and there are still plenty of things I'm willing to get rid of, but there are certain things that just illicit certain memories that I simply don't want to get rid of. And there are some things that my parents keep in the memory box that I could really care less about. I'm bothered that I don't get to pick and chose what matter to me.
Saturday, 21-May-11 15:08:17 UTC from web
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@ponybis Well, not everything about being human is logical you know. But don't get too chained to your own memories. They shift and change, and put in the wrong hands, they can be used by people to control you... Unless you decide to take a camera/recorder everywhere. They would be pretty hard to modify.
Saturday, 21-May-11 15:05:42 UTC from web -
@ponybis Unless your father is selling things that are near and dear to your heart? Surely you have a say in this matter then?
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@ponybis I understand what you mean. I get attached to my things pretty easily as well. :/
Saturday, 21-May-11 15:16:06 UTC from web
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