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To: Jerry Held who wrote (1097)10/26/2025 9:35:30 PM
From: Don Green  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1110
 
Jerry

Of course, every family situation is different. The photos I was talking about are pictures of my fathers high school friends buddies from Navy days etc. I knew who many of them were and in some cases met them but honestly retaining them meant little to me, just like similar pictures I have from my youth would mean to my son. It is all about removing the guilt of throwing away things that might have meant a lot to your parents but honestly has very limited meeting to you and no value to your children.

I have a small box with my fathers and grandfather wrist watches in them but I know my son has absolutely no interest in them or almost anything else I own. I am honestly very surprised how un-nostalgic my 40 something ur old son is. Of course he might change as he grows older but I am really not that sure.

Don



To: Jerry Held who wrote (1097)10/28/2025 6:28:55 PM
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  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1110
 
... perhaps (hopefully) captioned by the words written on the back that described that person or event ...
Yes, I recently went through numerous very old family photos and discovered that without knowing who or what is shown on the photos, they are pretty much worthless.

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