Are you a saver, or a throw it out person?
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I keep them for as long I feel the sentiment conveyed is genuine. Once I find out she’s a worthless money-grubbing tramp, I throw them out.
I just hit delete on my phone.
I have 1 aunt who sends me birthday and Christmas cards but everyone else now sends e-cards.
I tend to keep most everything and probably have pack rat tendencies. I’ll end up leaving them for my kids to throw them out if they want them or not. A lot of this stuff is the history of my life both good and bad.
Birthday cards, not long. Christmas cards, letters, ones that have photos of friends and family or a personal message, I keep in a drawer and occasionally go through.
I only send cards to the sick when I believe they are too sick to take my calls. Once they are better I call.
Any other cards are a waste of money. I throw them all away.
I make an exception for wedding cards, got to put the check into something. However, if it’s from one of the Communist nieces or nephews who have been living together they get nothing.
Among the hundreds, possibly thousands of cards I have saved is one from my son when he was barely able to form letters. Also among them is one from my youngest granddaughter when she could barely form letters.
Why? I don’t know, but if I’m feeling bad I can pull out an old card and read someone’s good wishes from whenever and feel that person which helps me stop thinking about myself.
I’ve kept everything, all the way back to high school. I love reading tender messages from relatives who have all passed many years ago. My poor sons will have to deal with all this after I’m gone but for now, I keep all of these wonderful memory triggers.
Given how expensive post card have become, you’re almost obligated to hold on to them for a few years at least. I haven’t received an actual card through the mail in over 10 years, but I’d feel duty bound to hold on to it today in case the sender ever inquired about it. I’d hate to dash someone’s serious intent by trashing their card too soon.
That was so annoying that I started skipping through after about a second, but it kept getting worse. I hope that guy winds up working in a nursing home cleaning the dingleberries from Feinstein’s rectum.
I save some for sentimental reasons. I have a few framed that my kids have given me. When the cupboard gets too many collected, I do throw them out.
@Dr. Tar: “I haven’t received an actual card through the mail in over 10 years, but I’d feel duty bound to hold on to it today in case the sender ever inquired about it.”
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Awwww, Dr. Tar, can I send you a card? I feel bad that you haven’t received one in 10 years. I am serious.
I saved my mom’s handwritten letters (remember those?!) she wrote when I went away to college. I’m glad I did because she died when I was mid-20s. I treasure them.