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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
My father has decided to leave the country and live somewhere warmer and sunnier. That's all fine and I wish him very well.
The bit that's bothering me is that the family phone number will go.
I've known that number for over 40 years and I remember the excitement of our first phone (the big green chunky clunky one) and learning the number.
The area prefix has changed a couple of times and the address it was attached to moved twice but it was still our number.
What's your last attachment with your childhood?
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over a year ago
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When my Father passed 6 years ago I inherited the family home. As it was 170 miles away I took the decision to sell it rather than rent it out. This was very weird to deal with at first, the thought of someone else living where I had grown up deeply disturbed me for a long time. I do sometimes still regret it but it just wasn't practical to keep it.
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Age 5, I found a thimble sized spinning top in a gutter which I proudly gifted to my mother who kept it in her purse throughout the rest of her life ,,,,,,whenever I look at it now, I smile...  |
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"When my Father passed 6 years ago I inherited the family home. As it was 170 miles away I took the decision to sell it rather than rent it out. This was very weird to deal with at first, the thought of someone else living where I had grown up deeply disturbed me for a long time. I do sometimes still regret it but it just wasn't practical to keep it.
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Home is different to a house/building. Would it still have been home with no family in it?
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Age 5, I found a thimble sized spinning top in a gutter which I proudly gifted to my mother who kept it in her purse throughout the rest of her life ,,,,,,whenever I look at it now, I smile... "
That's beautiful.
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we also had the big green chunky telephone. Mum liked it as her favourite colour is green, infact the hall and livingroom were green, the hall carpet was green with a somewhat threadbare patterned carpet. I can remember exactly what the house was like even now, OK I was 18 when Dad died suddenly and mum had to move as it was way too big for one person. I was devastated that it had to be sold, I'd grown up there. |
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When I went back home after living in the USA for ten years, the block of flats where I had lived during my childhood had been demolished. I took my kids to see it, but it wasn't there .... luckily I was able to bring my kids up where I was brought up and they still have memories of that wonderful childhood. Lets hope so anyway, as they are still only in their teens ... |
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"we also had the big green chunky telephone. Mum liked it as her favourite colour is green, infact the hall and livingroom were green, the hall carpet was green with a somewhat threadbare patterned carpet. I can remember exactly what the house was like even now, OK I was 18 when Dad died suddenly and mum had to move as it was way too big for one person. I was devastated that it had to be sold, I'd grown up there. "
I think those early memories lodge with greater detail than the later ones.
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"When I went back home after living in the USA for ten years, the block of flats where I had lived during my childhood had been demolished. I took my kids to see it, but it wasn't there .... luckily I was able to bring my kids up where I was brought up and they still have memories of that wonderful childhood. Lets hope so anyway, as they are still only in their teens ..."
I had the strange experience as an adult of being involved in the demolition of the tower block I grew up in.
I haven't moved far so I see the location, and it's transformation into Hipsterville, regularly.
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I have a varnished wooded chess board with a drawer in it for all the pieces that my dad made before I can even remember remembering anything, it's worth absolutely nothing yet the world to me, I'll never part with it until I pass it down to one of my kids, I spent years watching him make/repair stuff and earned a wealth of hands on knowledge from him.
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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"My mother still has my cereal bowl at her home that i used daily while growing up, I still use it when i visit my mother for weekends and Im 40 next year. "
I understand that one. I had the same fork for a very long time. In their move to a small flat, my parents got rid of lots of things and my old rusty fork went.
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"I have a varnished wooded chess board with a drawer in it for all the pieces that my dad made before I can even remember remembering anything, it's worth absolutely nothing yet the world to me, I'll never part with it until I pass it down to one of my kids, I spent years watching him make/repair stuff and earned a wealth of hands on knowledge from him.
Ess"
That's a proper heirloom.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"When my Father passed 6 years ago I inherited the family home. As it was 170 miles away I took the decision to sell it rather than rent it out. This was very weird to deal with at first, the thought of someone else living where I had grown up deeply disturbed me for a long time. I do sometimes still regret it but it just wasn't practical to keep it.
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My mam lives across the road from me. Dad died 4 years ago and when she goes the house is to be sold. I cant bear the thought of someone else living there. Its also the house I grew up in. |
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"I have a varnished wooded chess board with a drawer in it for all the pieces that my dad made before I can even remember remembering anything, it's worth absolutely nothing yet the world to me, I'll never part with it until I pass it down to one of my kids, I spent years watching him make/repair stuff and earned a wealth of hands on knowledge from him.
Ess
That's a proper heirloom.
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Yep, I have one or two things from parents, grandparents and even my great grandmother that I'll never part with
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"When my Father passed 6 years ago I inherited the family home. As it was 170 miles away I took the decision to sell it rather than rent it out. This was very weird to deal with at first, the thought of someone else living where I had grown up deeply disturbed me for a long time. I do sometimes still regret it but it just wasn't practical to keep it.
My mam lives across the road from me. Dad died 4 years ago and when she goes the house is to be sold. I cant bear the thought of someone else living there. Its also the house I grew up in."
Could you move in and sell yours?
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I'm a twin(Mark), but sadly my brother never made it with a lot of problems  . When I was old enough to understand my Mum gave me his baby Bangle and I still have his and mine to this day  |
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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"I have nothing from my childhood - forces child - just lots of (mainly) happy memories & photos on a computer. My oldest item was a gift from my 16th birthday
JG x"
A happy memory is worth more than any item that can be broken, lost or stolen.
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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"I'm a twin(Mark), but sadly my brother never made it with a lot of problems . When I was old enough to understand my Mum gave me his baby Bangle and I still have his and mine to this day "
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"I'm a twin(Mark), but sadly my brother never made it with a lot of problems . When I was old enough to understand my Mum gave me his baby Bangle and I still have his and mine to this day "
thats very precious xxxx |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"When my Father passed 6 years ago I inherited the family home. As it was 170 miles away I took the decision to sell it rather than rent it out. This was very weird to deal with at first, the thought of someone else living where I had grown up deeply disturbed me for a long time. I do sometimes still regret it but it just wasn't practical to keep it.
My mam lives across the road from me. Dad died 4 years ago and when she goes the house is to be sold. I cant bear the thought of someone else living there. Its also the house I grew up in.
Could you move in and sell yours?
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I'm in a council house and hers has to be split 5 ways |
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I still keep a box full of my old airfix model aeroplanes. So many good memories of going into town with best mate, bringing out kits home and building them while listening to Saturday afternoon football on the radio. |
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We (siblings) did up This is your life books as each of us turned 40. Some seriously funny memories written out including photographic evidence and some real tear jerker ones to but one of my most prized possessions along with my kid's keepsakes that I will do up for their 40th book's if I am still around
Beautiful thread op and some really heart warming stories in here. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My father has decided to leave the country and live somewhere warmer and sunnier. That's all fine and I wish him very well.
The bit that's bothering me is that the family phone number will go.
I've known that number for over 40 years and I remember the excitement of our first phone (the big green chunky clunky one) and learning the number.
The area prefix has changed a couple of times and the address it was attached to moved twice but it was still our number.
What's your last attachment with your childhood?
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My Dad died when I was very young so for me at that point everything splintered.
I still remember our first phone number though.
I can rattle it off 40 years later.
It somewhat comforts me.
He will be there for you lickety.
He sounds like a good man. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I see my dad on a weekly basis, he still lives in our family home, every week I take a trip back in time. Some weeks that's harder to do than others.
I too remember the 1st phone we had, a smart dark green Trimphone, the number apart from one of the digits is the same.
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"When my Father passed 6 years ago I inherited the family home. As it was 170 miles away I took the decision to sell it rather than rent it out. This was very weird to deal with at first, the thought of someone else living where I had grown up deeply disturbed me for a long time. I do sometimes still regret it but it just wasn't practical to keep it.
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Similar here Dan, I sold my bungalow 4 yrs ago which I inherited after my dad passed away in 1984, and he built it  |
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