Moving kind of makes me wonder, when do I have to grow up? I have more stuff than I have space for. I used to fill a giant apartment main room and bedroom with 'stuff' now I have some main room, but mostly a smaller bed room.

Do I put up a pirate flag? A poster of my favorite band? Do I just put up my 'nicer' or 'classier' things? My old living arrangement was a great mix of my old tastes and my new tastes. What was posters turned into framed pictures or paintings or art. What was a pirate flag is a framed pirate picture or mirrored Captain Morgan's picture. But, do I need to grow up?

Clearly, there will be a point when a Sublime poster on the wall (blacklight none the less) is just tacky, juvenile, or lame. Am I there already? In a few years? Is now the time?

As I said, I have more stuff than I have space, but I also have ecclectic tastes. And for now, things not destined for my new place can go to my parents house, but how long will that last? How long can I use their home as my haven for being a pack rat? How long will I WANT to keep these things?

What about other things, older, sentimental stuff. Things from an ex. From a first love. Concert stubs. Letters. Old birthday presents or things given for comfort. These things still have some meaning, but it dwindles every day. You don't want to throw them away, but you don't want to see them either. So, what do you do? Put these memories in a box and put it away? or throw them away and just move on?

When do I have to grow up?

I know what you mean. And I also have some things that I've held on to that have sentimental value to me... I even have a "Mrs Beasley" doll from when I was a young child, somewhere in a box, that I couldn't throw away. :D

Growing old is a fact of life. Growing up is a state of mind.

dont grow up manu. believe me, youll get old without trying. everybody does.

Growing old is a fact of life. Growing up is a state of mind.
I was going to say something similar. The funny thing, though, is that it never feels like you're growing up. You'll always feel that you're the same person, making the same rational choices, but somehow all those other people's decisions will seem increasingly irrational and childish. "Kids these days," you'll snort, even though kids these days will be exactly like you yourself were in those earlier days.

wait until you get married. All that stuff that's cool to you is just junk in their eyes :(

well, most of it. Luckily, I had my own room to put my junk in :nice: That's the key, you need your own space for your "man room"

well, that's once you get married. I got married at your age, so I guess I can't really help :(

You got married at 24 Kraw?

Platy-

I feel you, I already see myself talking that way about 'those kids' or 'young people' its weird.

I am just curious if you ever fully 'let go' of that, you know like I said, the posters, the knicknacks, at some point, those won't 'fit' anymore...

If it's any consolation, the kids now really are dumber than we were at that age.

23 actually. I turned 24 2 weeks later :D


we're at 7 1/2 years now :nice:

I have all the crap like ticket stubs from concerts, state fair, movies, etc. from when I was younger. I have a keepsake box.( kinda big). Thank goodness I was blessed to keep same man for 20 plus years. married at 21 --going on 15 yrs.of marriage. :) Keep them if you think you are serious. I love to go through old stuff and reflect on what we did. So, I say keep the crap, to a minimum and have fun. :)

You're not grown until 40,Manu-"life begins at 40"-When you're really grown up-you relish your childish moments.Who cares if i'm immature sometimes? I'm 49...

AOW-

Yeah, I mean, I am single now, so not with any of these girls anymore, but I have keepsakes from when I was with them.

Mike-

Thats good to know :)