Are there any items or anything that you used to own that you got rid of, maybe due to a move, maybe just because you didn’t think you needed it or wanted it any more, maybe because someone asked you if they could have it, but you really wish you still had? A car, a book, a piece of jewelry, an item of clothing, something that belonged to your mom, your dad, your grandparents, a relative, a friend?

I have a few things from my childhood which I wish I had, still. My grandparents’ house was an old Victorian with decades of fun stuff in it, from the children they raised in the 1930s through the 1960s.

There are a few books, one was a very old book, probably from the 1920’s, like a textbook about science and the world, for children. Also a picture book about a turtle that had to move because they were doing construction where he lived. It was not a cartoon book, it had beautiful paintings of the turtle and his surroundings.

When I was little, also, my grandmother used to collect Cracker Jack prizes for me, little plastic charms from the days when they’d give a prize in the Cracker Jack box, and she made a necklace for me with the charms on a string. I wish I still had that.

Also, when I was in my 20s I collected matches – matchbooks and boxes from restaurants, bars, stores and other places, from the time when they gave them out. When I moved, when I was 30, I had so much stuff, I opted to leave the collection behind, thinking I’ll just collect more in the future, not realizing that promo matches would be a thing of the past now that smoking is not allowed in restaurants and bars. It was in two glass fishbowls, and it didn’t take up a lot of space but I was just overwhelmed with so much stuff to move. That collection would be really cool and nostalgic to have.

I’m sure I can think of more things because I tend to be a sentimental person. How about you? Is there anything you still wish you had?

Topics: life, stuff, books, memories, wishes, regret