I’ve had this old blanket since I was 11. I don’t wanna say my exact age but let’s say it’s been over a decade. When I moved homes, I just had to have my blanket and old pillowcase. When I moved homes my mom threw away my old blanket and I was really upset and my mom just about got it back before it got disposed of for good and I was so happy that my blanket was “saved”.
The blanket’s so old it has holes in it and a few years ago I found out the exact same blanket is still being sold and I bought a new one which looks nothing like my old one because it’s…well, new, but I’m still using the old one and the new one is still in its packaging. I almost feel like it’s a friend? Almost? And by sleeping with another blanket I’m betraying it or something. I just feel immediately comforted by the blanket even though there’s nothing objectively comforting about it (it’s not a weighted blanket and is so worn down it’s not very insulating).
I don’t know. I feel some weird emotional connection to that blanket? Does anyone else feel something similar or can relate?
I have USB cables twice as old as your blanket, probably even some I’ve never used.
I’m in my 40s and daily a spoon I was given around my birth.
It’s unusual.
It is absolutely NOT weird. If anything, it makes you more human.
My wife is in her 30’s, and she sleeps with a pillow and stuffed animal that she has had since she was 3 or 4.
I have a blanket I’ve slept with every day since I was barely a month old (am 23 now), wouldn’t trade it for anything. I can definitely relate :)
Not weird.
Perhaps atypical, maybe unusual, but neither of those things are inherently bad.
People make connections with objects, same reason why people start hating certain art pieces when they’re told they were made by hitler. It’s perfectly normal— also good for the environment.
I still use a 20+ year old blanket that I’ve had since I was however many years old. Don’t know if it’s weird or not, I just wanted to say that to someone.
Does it matter if it is weird? Everyone is weird in some way.
There’s no weirdness warden who will whack you into gaol for being weird.
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I have a stuffed dog that Ive kept since i was a baby. Im middle aged now and that dog is still with me. Its not in bed with me anymore because i want to keep it preserved but it still brings me comfort when I need it.
I’ve kept a blanket for 20 years. I remember when I bought it at a department store with my mom before I went off to college. It’s the perfect thickness and texture for me to sleep with. The nostalgia is an added bonus for a really comfortable blanket.
I have a 25 year old cereal bowl and spoon. I’ve lived in maybe 15 houses across 4 countries in this time.
They used to have twins, but they were lost to the horrors of flatmates.
I don’t eat cereal any more, and haven’t for maybe 10 years. But I’ve got it. I have no idea why I keep it. But I do.
My mug is turning 20. I got it as a “tip” when I worked my first job. I didn’t drink coffee or tea back then. I love my mug.
You made me almost remember the bowl and spoon I ate out of when I was too young to fully form memories
It’s gone again
I had just a faint taste of how it felt in my hand
Every person builds up an emotional connection to objects, that’s totally normal. Especially, when a person owns the object.
This is sometimes mindfully and intentionally done in minimalist lifestyles. It is supposed to promote more fulfilling interactions with ones possessions which can lack in maximalist lifestyles. Caring, washing and repairing become important then.
