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laundry_queen

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1. I have mine in a box
Sat Oct 26, 2013, 05:12 AM
Oct 2013

Not all in the same box, mind you, I don't want to be looking at the box and being reminded every time I see it. So the stuff is scattered around in boxes that I have stored away.

I would've like to have burned everything, but I have kids. In my divorce support group, I was told it probably wasn't a good idea to burn those items if you have kids, because it's part of their history and they may want those things someday.

That said - I didn't keep certain items directly connected to the wedding - the dress, my jewelry all got sold, the cheap champagne glasses and cake cutting set were given away, and other items my kids were given to play with or were thrown away. The rest (the guest books, special memory books, photos, wedding album, rings) were put away for my kids.

I still might sell the rings.

If I didn't have kids? I'd have burned everything except the photos, and then I'd have cut him out of them.

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Love Letters/Wedding Pictures [View all] irisblue Oct 2013 OP
I have mine in a box laundry_queen Oct 2013 #1
I have all the wedding pictures. SheilaT Oct 2013 #2
Wedding photos, wedding dress . . . tossed them. Callalily Nov 2013 #3
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