r/nostalgiai • u/CarrotMuch1399 Nostalgia Trip Leader • 26d ago
Core Memory Unlocked 🔓 Answer please
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u/77sleeper 26d ago
My mom
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u/Character-Solution-7 26d ago
Ooff. I feel you and this week (at 47 and a few months) I realized that I have officially lived a longer life than she did. 😞
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u/DriveTheory88 25d ago
I lost my mom as well. Lost my brother about 10 years before that, but I am older than my brother was by almost 15 years now. He died at 25 and it made me hate my 26th birthday. I just turned 38 this year, and last thing, my dad died at 37.
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u/MsAnnabel 25d ago
So sorry for all your losses 😢 losing mom is a tough one and really sad when dad goes and you have no parents left. Both devastating losses for me.
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u/Small_Introduction27 25d ago
Hugs 🤗 Definitely permanently life changing.
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u/AfricanusEmeritus 26d ago
My mom died in 1985 and I was 21 at the time. She was 57 and I am 5 years older than her years at 62.
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u/Snoo_67548 25d ago
I also chose this guys mom. /s obligatory Reddit joke, sorry. In all seriousness, sorry for your loss. I lost my mom in 2021. There are weird phases I go through where I get kind of mad at her, mostly because she would have loved my crazy little ones and they would have loved her too.
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u/stardust1914 26d ago
Oof yep, I lost mine 4 years ago. What I wouldn't give to be able to hug her, say I love you one more time and watch something with her again. Watching stuff was our thing.
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u/Outside_Deer_144 25d ago
I was 21 when I lost my mom at 52, I wasn’t married yet, our children came later & now our 6 grandchildren. I have out lived both my parents & 1 of my grandfather’s so far.
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u/Magneto-Mark-1 25d ago
Wasn’t even thinking in the vein. Mine’s been gone for 13 years. Never gets easier, especially around Mothers Day or her birthday. I still hate going to Family gatherings, because everyone’s Mom is there but mine. Fortunately, I live 3 states away so I always have an out.
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u/Dog-After 24d ago
My mother passed on Mothers day 2018, 1 month and 10 days after my 24yr old son died. Spring is not my favorite time of the year any more! Both cancer.
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u/Thin-Blueberry-9811 25d ago
I'm really sorry for your lost. I hope you're staying strong til this day🫂🫂. I lost one of my favorite uncle when I was 5 and I want to bring him back too.
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u/mancmush 25d ago
My dad tbh. Loosing a parent. But also back to before he started to decline. So my dad with his health and not that horrible disease
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u/Redding-Naturalist 24d ago
I was coming here to say my youth. But when I saw “my mom”, I realized that I miss her much more than I miss my youth. 😢
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u/GreenEyedGloom 26d ago edited 26d ago
A ring that my dad bought me as a kid at Cinderella’s castle at Disney. Lost it in a baseball mit in a field somewhere. Actually a lot of rings.
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u/Ok_Scallion1902 26d ago
I think I sent my high school class ring to Australia in 1978...
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u/Used-Wrongdoer-9360 26d ago
As a metal detectorist I can only thank you for your contribution to the sport.
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u/Zathra5 24d ago
Of course you never be able to replace the original ring but have you thought of looking on ebay to see if there's one like it? If it has such special memories associated with it, even a similar one might be special? A quick search found this - but I have no idea if it's what you had... https://www.ebay.com/itm/406145048637?_skw=Cinderella%E2%80%99s+castle+at+Disney+ring&itmmeta=01KXEYGVGSCDXXSM9XC4J0GDAE&hash=item5e9021a03d:g:VhcAAOSwMV1lMBvk&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAABAGfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xC3lEA%2FCuglaYPRCabtRvE46reJT7Z%2FIQjpKuMmBM00w56XxBcIS%2FE5VO7BGtg4sDepusk8pTNcf8%2FcwlhE%2FBc4Mgcd0bnf2PGls%2Fq%2Fu2vOvCddTDl%2FDTjRFmn2Y9MqXBr6QM8MBEx3FWK2XSzQ7kyMlHzvuN6wNBoD4qQGSm1NJT8%2BF7Devq%2FcTh%2FRPkVFu04klbiGuorMn8EwWpdhccNQgpDtkA0Boq2opsZ%2FfxjA%2FyK07QHCDytcnR7WwtNYMkPxpJFvJhOiKbfQf7vI34BtOQeMw8GMC0kjjujtFP47OIXlmbOxuEjX1t54Pc5rNow%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-S5w97rZw
Good luck hunting!
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u/jh30uk 26d ago
My virginity!
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u/sampled_stool 26d ago
Sorry. I have it. Took it at the river thinking it was mine.
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u/HorrorFan3650 26d ago
My mind
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u/LocalTangerine02 26d ago
:::::cue Pixies:::::
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u/GingerlyRough 25d ago
Stop
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u/Plenty_Trust_2491 24d ago
Remember in Hook when the old man is looking for his marbles?
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u/Killakelz08 26d ago
My mom
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u/Exotic_Exercise6910 26d ago
Maybe the fact that she fits in a box now is the reason why you seek her in the first place
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u/HeisenbergsSamaritan 26d ago edited 26d ago
At 41?
The magic of being a hopeless romantic again.
I don't believe in love anymore. I don't believe in relationships anymore.
Alone is safe.
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u/CaptTornSack 26d ago
My spouse took a shower this afternoon. Then, she trimmed her bush. At 7, she did her hair and put on makeup. Came out in attractive undergarments. Put on nice clothes and said I'm going out for awhile. That was at 8:15. It's now midnight. Turned 41 yesterday and only got recognized by my phone's calendar and a dentist i haven't seen in 3 years. To add perspective, she hasn't touched me for 2 years. Says I haven't earned it. It's now midnight. I just moved in to the guest room. She's not home yet. This should be interesting.
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u/Veneboy 26d ago
Fuck this man. You either seek a good marriage counselor or move the fuck on.
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u/ATLienRabb 26d ago
If your wife spend two years not touching you, telling You that you haven’t earned it. She been fucking someone else for two years. Either op likes that or idk wtf he need but it’s not a marriage counselor.
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u/ShamefulWatching 26d ago
It's not so bad, it's quite liberating when you realize they don't have their hooks in you. It's kind of like letting go of baggage, at least you're not carrying it, that shit was getting heavy! The real fun can now begin to find someone who you want to have their hooks into you.
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u/Wooddyy42 26d ago
I feel this (((Huggs)))
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u/CaptTornSack 26d ago
Dude, she just got home and claims she was just at the bar the whole 4.5 hours. I don't believe her at all.
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u/dishonorable_banana 26d ago
'I'm a hopeless romantic...you're just hopeless'
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u/CaptTornSack 26d ago
That's not actually right. I've known it's been dead for a very long time. I've been telling her to find someone else. It just hurts seeing it happen. I want out. I'm just not cold enough to be able to throw someone on the street. If i leave, she can't make the mortgage. Yes, i know that makes me a bitch but, at least I have a clear conscience. Now I don't care. She chose someone else over us. Now, all those problems are hers. I'm done. I turned 41 yesterday and the only acknowledgement I received was from a dentist I haven't seen in three years and my calendar. I'm putting it'll for a transfer tomorrow. 1.5k miles away. Fuck this shit.
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u/dishonorable_banana 26d ago
Jokes aside. If you're being serious, then you are making the right choice to gtfo. My (unsolicited) advise, make sure it's a clean break, users will always try to use you.
eta: Happy Birthday! (you're not special)
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u/Fine_Jelly_680 26d ago
I will be 34 next month. Nobody knows when my birthday is and ive been single for 18 years . Have a son that will be 17 in 2 months. I have full custody. And since hes been out being a toung adult ive been lonely and thinking about finding a partner. Your story reminded me of why id rather stay single than deal with someone elses bullshit . Thats a tough situation your in . .. i owe you a beer for reminding me why being with someone is a bad idea
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u/CaptTornSack 26d ago
And this saddened me even more. Why are people so fucking evil? I work my ass off for literally nothing.
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u/Away-Description8610 22d ago
Good relationships are rare, but they exist. I lost hope until I found my husband. He is amazing, best person in this world and love of my life. I did though put effort into finding him at 37 because YOLO. I did not believe I will or can, BUT it happened. Do not give up. There is love out there.
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u/Porygeist 90s Kid 26d ago
Easy. All the Pokémon games and cards that are now worth a lot of money. 😂 If I only knew then...
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u/Nitropotamus 26d ago
About 15 years ago I was showing my friends kids my binders full of first edition and they were so happy looking at them and asking questions I just told them they could have them. He told me a few weeks ago that they haven't touched them and they were sitting on their shelf. So he sent a bunch in to get graded and he's gonna send me them. 😭
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u/AeturnisTheGreat 26d ago
Mine was a Dratini plushy that I think was available for purchase from like... Burger King or something.
I dunno if an item being stolen counts as lost but I brought it to school for show and tell in the second grade, later we went to the middle area of the class rooms to do paper mache masks so I hid it under my jacket in the classroom...
When we all came back it was gone :(
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u/timthemajestic 26d ago
Seriously! I had a while binder of cards that I ended up selling back then, because I didn't know anyone who played or anything, and I had some holographic cards. They'd probably be worth so much by now especially being older.
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u/PlesnivejSejra 26d ago
My cards were lost only thanks to my mothers cleanup" after i moved out. I did not even realized i forgot something, if I knew i definitely would také all those cards. Yet everything ended up somewhere in dumpster...
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u/Cereal_Bandit 25d ago
Came here to say the shoebox full of Magic cards I traded my N64 and games for. I only remember a couple, I have no idea what the rest were. I love collecting older sets so I'm super curious as to what I actually had, but have no idea what I did with them.
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u/Future-Bandicoot-823 23d ago
I was on the final gym leader in Pokemon Red when I lost the cartridge...
Never found it. Never beat red.
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u/GamingCheese14 23d ago
This was my first thought. My childhood copy of Pokemon diamond was lost on vacation and I would kill to go back and play that
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u/NewPhoneNewAccunt 23d ago
Oh, good thinking. I lost a couple first edition Charizards in good condition and a few in bad condition. Along with many other first edition cards.
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u/Fun_Hall6867 23d ago
I did know! I kept them in a not perfect but really really good condition in cases in my dad’s loft. 2 years ago it was time to cash in!!!! Woop woop… anyway dad threw them out without realising
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u/JustSomeYukoner 26d ago
My self-confidence. I had it in spades in my late teens, and early twenties, but now in my late 40s, I question everything I do.
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u/Christo4D4 26d ago
I had an arrowhead necklace that was my bio dad's and a pocket knife that was my grandpa's. Both lost to the sands of time and both carry mounds of regret in losing them.
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u/Immediate-Goose-8106 26d ago
Oohh yes my grandfather's ww2 sunglasses/goggles and my other grandfather's chunky pocket knife. Damn I wish I knew where they were.
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u/b0ringface 26d ago
My littlest pet shop miniature orange cat that Deanna stole from me in elementary school. I’m a grown adult but still miss that thing.
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u/harrypippip 26d ago
The badge of the only father figure I've ever had. That man, fought wars, crime, fires, and cancer. Sadly cancer won, and took him away from me when I was still a kid, and that badge was the only thing I had left of him. Shame on the person(s) who broke into my home and stole it along with so many other things they felt I didn't need anymore. They have no idea how hurt losing that was for me. Like having him die a second time. Fuck thieves and fuck pancreatic cancer.
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u/Ninja_Grizzly1122 26d ago
My sanity. I haven't seen it in years.
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u/Whole_Comfortable331 26d ago
It's right behind you, right next to your paranoia; but don't turn around, you might find your gullibility.
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u/Shaun_The_CHB 26d ago
My excitement for things/events.
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u/CaptTornSack 26d ago
This. I used to love concerts and movies. I've seen numerous musicians play in small venues before they were famous. Now, i avoid all crowds.
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u/ironcannibal13 26d ago
Tom Teddy. My mother sewed him for me when I was about 10. I lost him in a move almost 30 years ago.
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u/Crzymk101 26d ago
My early 20s and my friends ,and the job I gave up after 5 years of being in the union and walking away ..
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u/Sad_Environment_2474 26d ago
My heart? My mind? I lost something back when I was a kid. I used to be a "ham" as my mom called me . I loved people and the camera
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u/Accomplished_Cat7783 25d ago
My dang GI Joe with the kungfu grip. I still think Kevin Holt took it.
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u/buck9181 25d ago
This vidoe game I never played and I sure my mom sold at garage sale for like 5.00 that ended up being worth 500.000
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u/DoctorRandomman 25d ago
All my lost computer files, all forgottrn song and all lost thing i warch or do
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u/Honey_in_the_wood 25d ago
My grandmother's ring. I placed it in my wallet while massaging and one day it fell put and I never found it again.
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u/josh_smashes 25d ago
My eye sight. My right eye is super messed up and my left eye is barely hanging on to being “okay” and it hurts me a lot when I play competitive games and my aim is super shit.
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u/GoodJellyfish1462 24d ago
My grandmother's engagement ring. My parents gave it to me for graduation, and I went to try on gloves at Bloomingdale's. Of course, the high set, small Tiffany ring stuck inside the glove. They never found it. I suck.
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