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Throwing out a couch (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 week ago by thelsim@sh.itjust.works to c/casualconversation@piefed.social
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City cleaning just came by to pick up our old sofa set. It was old and completely worn out and really had to go.
But I definitely made a mistake seeing them pick it up. A huge truck came by with a big crane and pretty much tore our old couch to pieces while lifting it in.
At that moment I felt so emotional. I thought back to all the great memories I had with that couch. Seeing my kids grow up playing on it, our late cat sleeping on it in the sun, all the cuddles we had on it...
For some reason I felt like our couch deserved better than such a cruel ending. It's funny how attached you can get to some inanimate object.

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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The object itself wasn't the valuable thing, the memories were. So, write them down! Or do a portrait of the couch with all your favourite people on it? Some manner of memorial would be my recommendation.

[–] thelsim@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

The rational part of me knows it's not the couch itself that's important, but at that moment I couldn't help but turn it into a living thing.
The memories will live on of course, I have a ton of pictures throughout the years. I like your idea though, maybe I'll make a collage?