to 'feel sorry' for inanimate objects

[ollieplimsoles]

Maybe its the pg hormones making me all unreasonable!

But we have an old.sofa in our living room, its very old, dh had it in his bedroom when we first met, and it belonged to a family friend before that.its also quite tatty.

We have ordered a lovely new sofa and this old one is going to the tip. But I suddenly started feeling sad for it, thinking about how it wont be around when our baby arrives and other nonsense!

I used to feel sorry for toys that were sent to charity when I was little too.

Its just me isn't it...

[madasa]

I collected my new car today (well new second hand) Although I was excited I was unexpectedly sad at leaving my old car which I part exchanged. In five years he had never let me down....I found myself actually thanking him out loud

[Talismania]

I cried when my old car died and told it I was sorry it couldn't be fixed. I felt like I was cheating on it for ages with my new car

[Talismania]

Oh and I named my cupboards too!! I thought I'd be the only one! I have Hector, Eric, and Max.

[GatoNaranja]

This thread has had me in stitches!

Sometimes I will, in thanks, pat the steering wheel of my car after a long journey, a little like I would a horse.

I go round thanking the rooms of holiday lets just before we leave the property.

Cuddly toys etc all have feelings, v hard to get rid. Like a pp, I will often find myself buying the first cuddly toy I pick up, even if I know it's probably been handled by everyone else that's visited the shop! I do draw the line at food though as being a ruthless, bloody minded beeatch I am quite fussy about sell by dates and don't mind rejecting older, has been food for fresher stuff. I'll stop feeling guilty now I know there's a swathe of nutters out there who'll buy all the old stuff at the front of the shelf

I cried when we said goodbye to dh's old car, even though I'd been nagging him for years to get rid of the thing.

[FeelingSmurfy]

Yes yes and yes! It's good to know its not just me

I had a wonderful childhood full of love FuckIt

[madasa]

I told my car that I wasn't leaving him because I didn't love him

[Shodan]

I always give the car a little pat and a thank you after a long journey.

And park them somewhere 'with a view' in a car park while I go shopping.

We recently traded in our old car for a new one. I had to ban talk of the new car while we were still driving around in our own one, because one time, after we'd been jokingly talking about the sort of car we'd really like, our car broke down and needed lots of money spent on it. I felt really bad that we'd hurt its feelings.

[KatieScarlettreregged]

I was all about to make face at you mentallers until I remembered I sold my last house with a hefty discount (despite 2 better offers) to the nice newly married couple as I thought they would appreciate it the most. We were very happy there, you see?

[Shodan]

Oh KatieScarlett I did that with the flat that I and XH used to own. We got divorced and sold it. A young couple put in an offer, then a buy-to-let chap offered £500 more. I told the EA to let the couple have it so the flat could fulfil its destiny of being a happy home...

[KatieScarlettreregged]

I'm glad I did it though as the nice couple had a baby and invited us round to see the house them fairly often afterwards.
It eased the pain somewhat

[53Dragon]

We're having a mega clear out at home. I found the musical magic mirror thing that ds1 had on the side of his cot - a present when he was born. It's tatty and discoloured - no one would want it now so it had to go in the bin. Wound it up to hear it one last time - cute little teddy looked appealingly at me...

OMG I nearly cried!!

ps ds1 is 21 now!

[MothertorheLordsofmisrule]

I have found my people.

I too fret over the lone tin from a multipack in the recycling missing its siblings.

Also I can not do certain missions on Skyrim in case involves assassinating NPCs I like.

[Cherryblossomsinspring]

53dragon, keep it for the grandkids! My two little ones adore the old toybox of tatty old plastic from my youth at my parents.

[CatOfTheGreenGlades]

We're thinking about moving, but our house is lovely –it's just getting a bit cramped, difficult neighbour etc. I feel awful talking to friends about possibly moving when we're actually in the house and it can hear me!

Sorry house.

[KatieScarlettreregged]

We had to move as we outgrew our house. This house is huge in comparison but I sometimes dream of moving back once the DC have their own homes. It was only a wee 3 (really 2 and a cupboard/box room) bed semi but I loved it.

[MonkeyPJs]

I do this too! That's why so much of my furniture has been with me for years and years. I still feel sad about a desk I had to get rid of in 2004

[cozietoesie]

At least many posters are only concerned about items like cars or houses though. (I do feel some concern for those posters who brood about eg single frozen peas - and I'm still thoughtful about that single teddy arm found in the car park and put in a poster's car.)

[cozietoesie]

*teddy leg

[MonkeyPJs]

Once I felt sorry for a dented tin of fruit in the supermarket so bought it

[timtam23]

I would never admit it in real life but I became quite sentimental when my 20-year-old washing machine finally became too expensive to fix. I had to leave it out for council collection and I went back to make sure its door was closed & the flex wasn't dragging in the dirt I had been so proud of that machine, it was top of the range when I bought it (after buying my first house so I was very proud of it)
I also hate throwing out the DC's soft toys, I have been known to beg them to keep one which I think is "special" ( again)

[Jellybeans29]

Yes! I love this!! I too feel sorry for the last bean in the tin and have to get it out so it can be with its family! I also get irrational rage when my clothes get caught on a door handle etc. Proper laughing, this has made me feel more normal!

[CheeseToastie123]

would you say that corn on the cob would be less of a git than tinned sweetcorn?

Corn on the cob is a great bunch of lads. Cauliflower's got a temper, though.

[DrinkFeckArseGirls]

I got to read this thread later. I'm guilty of that too!

[eyebags63]

YANBU!!!! I thought I was the only one that did this...... glad to know I'm not totally insane.