My son and I actually made a date to ”clean out the closet” in his former room. My dreams of shelves cleared of memorabilia, toys, books, were dashed shortly after we began the process. The first item to appear in our ”Does it bring you joy?” encounter, was the light saber from Star Wars. He turned it on. The following conversation ensued.
“This is really cool!”
“Wow. That is neat.”
“Gee.”
“You can’t get rid of that!”
“Nah. I’m keeping it.”
Pause.
Me: ”This is not going to go well.”
Rip-roaring laughter followed, and suffice to say, not much went by the wayside. It was a great afternoon though, and I look forward to the next time we revisit those memories.