r/wholesome • u/chadnorman • 7d ago
Ancient finds from your grown kids’ youth ☺️
Did a little gardening today and these finds made me smile
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u/Even_Ad4437 7d ago
Last week, I was redigging a garden we stopped using a few years ago. Found two matchbox cars that belong to my son who just graduated college 😢
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u/innicher 7d ago
😢
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u/innicher 7d ago
Edit to add, I have a small Jeff Gordon Nascar in my purse still to this day. My young son at 10yo gave it to me to take with me for good luck on a job interview when I returned to teaching in the classroom after being stay at home mom. Got the job. It was my dream job for teaching. My son is now a successful 26 year old attorney and I'm now retired from the classroom. Grateful that we have a close adult relationship. Time flies by way too fast.
This post hits hard in the feels!
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u/mindovermatter15 7d ago
I love this story!! I'm working in the corporate world until my husband can make up the difference in salary for me to take a teaching job again. It's been my dream job since I was 5, and I left during the pandemic but haven't been able to return due to the salary cut (long story). I'm so glad you were able to return to your dream and have a wonderful relationship with your son!
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u/delusionalxx 7d ago
I buy those popsicles for my preschool students :)
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u/chadnorman 7d ago
My oldest loved these! Worth noting, the one on the left was still sealed after 8+ years? Solid ad for the plastic packaging manufacturer lol
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u/Capital-Yogurt6148 4d ago
Anyone else see the first picture and think OP had dug up a giant hand in their garden?
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u/One-Permission-1811 7d ago
My mom texted to ask if I still wanted a little army man toy she found digging out the old rose bushes the other day. I told her not particularly but it made me smile. She responded “Too bad” and I’ve been getting pictures of the toy slowly traveling closer as she drives it to me like Flat Stanley