I’m a sentimental person as well. I know, shocker. Lol. I live among all the memories of my past. Still in the house that XW and I first purchased, loved and raised our four kids, and lived in for 23 years. I walk and wander my yard in which we planted a special feature tree for the birth of each our children. We also planted an oak tree with the purchase of the house and the starting of our family. These trees, much like my happy memories of the past, are strong and solid.
Each of the kids’ trees are as old as they are. Those treees grew with my kids, from wee sapling to tall tree. They have withstood the many storms of life and time, have deep roots, are strong and stable, and are each unique and spectacular. (And the trees look pretty nice too. Lol)
Originally Posted by DejaVu6
And what the heck does one do with wedding pictures after a divorce...especially when they are literally the BEST pictures of me that have ever been taken?
I’d keep them. Especially being a sentimental gal like yourself. Mine are still on the shelf of photo albums, along with vacations and the many baby albums. Kids, grandkids, will look at them someday too. They are/will be interested in where and who they came from.
Long ago moments are perserved Within an album they will not flit. Upon a seldom dusted shelf These entombed memories sit.
For years the books remain Unopened and in dormancy. Vanished from recollection Becoming a way of normalcy.
Yet, the albums remain and stand As stanchions often do. A permanence of record Depicting a life that was good and true.
So, let these albums sit Dusting them once and a while. For at some future time You will open them and you will surely smile.
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Feelings are fleeting. Be better, not bitter. Love the person, forgive the sin.
