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My mother would salute you. She always says I need to throw more stuff away, rather than hanging on to ten-year-old drawings and math tests.

Drawings, hang on to. I like re-drawing stuff I did when I first started out, to see my progress. Math tests? Maybe not so much?

Strange, my mother's the complete opposite when it comes to hand-drawn fanart.

There is a shocking amount of emotion behind this.

What happened, OP? Whatever it is, it sounds like you've finally hit some point of closure, which is great, although bittersweet.

It might be rage. Though I sympathize either way. Sometimes you gotta cut all ties. Even if it was good stuff.

This

Damn.

I'm digging the feel of this secret though. I hope it was very cathartic for you ♥

I did that once.

With my own drawings.

not op

same here

it was painful but cathartic

(also, I did because I realized that my entire family has a mild hoarding problem and I really really want to break out of it)

DA

I am the same way, with the wanting not to be a hoarder. But for me, throwing things out just became another form of self destruction. I'd throw away stuff I actually wanted to keep as a way to punish myself.

So, just as some friendly advice, be careful not to let it come full circle.

Nayrt, but first anon? Is there a word for that?

Throwing out my drawings was probably a form of self destruction, looking back. I was in a rough patch in my life and yeah stuff happened. Things have gotten much, much better, though!

But seconding your advice! And hope both you 'nons are doing well now.

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(Anonymous) - 2013-02-20 01:17 (UTC) - Expand

I'm the same with throwing things out because of my family's/mother's hoarding tendencies. She's told me that she started hoarding because her own mother used to throw out sentimental items and old letters and things like that, so I really hope my own 'cleansing' tendencies don't come full circle with any kids I might have :/

I did this as well.
With a TON of my old stuff. Trash bags filled so heavily I could hardly lift them.

My parents were pretty pissed, but they were all from a rather destructive time in my life that I didn't want to be reminded of, and I drew like 15 pictures on average a day, as it was.

Oh wow, I thought I was the only person who had to destroy things beyond all hope of recovery (this was before everyone had shredders) or my mother would fish them out of the garbage and give me a lecture about how I would one day regret throwing out my ~early writings.

(Anonymous) - 2013-02-20 08:59 (UTC) - Expand

...Wow.

Do tell?

this

I threw out most of the fanart she gave me, except for a few odd favourites, and even then they're kept in a dusty old storage box. Now that I've moved on, I only feel positive things when I see them. No need to forget that the good times happened just because they were followed by crap times.

Are you OP? You forgot to say if you are.

Anyway, as others before said, sometimes it's a really good thing to move away from things and from people if there's only negative emotions connected to it.
On the other hand, as you say, no need to throw the baby out with the bath water either, if there are stuff you're happy to watch.

So, it's all good that you reached that point. Best wishes for the rest of your life!

SUGAR PLUM FUCKING FAIRIES FANDOMSECRETS FUCKING BITCHES. ALL UP IN THIS SHIT MAKING YOUR PLUMS SUGARY AND YOUR WINE EVEN MORE SO. THERE'S SPARKLES ALL UP IN THIS PIECE LIKE SOME KIND OF FUCKING LISA FRANK APOCALYPSE. BATHE IN SOME UNICORN BLOOD OVER HERE, MOTHERFUCKERS, AND PICK UP SOME SERIOUS FUCKING POWERS. IT'S OKAY BECAUSE THEY WILLINGLY SACRIFICED THEMSELVES TO SAVE THE CHILDREN OF NARNIA. NOT THAT NARNIA EXISTS, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE TO KNOW. THEY'RE DEAD, NOW, ANYWAY.

...is it weird that the first thing I thought here was, "this sounds like a cross between Gamzee and Karkat"

Congrats OP :)

It's only been four for me, but someday I hope I'll be able to say the same.

:( How could you! I worked hard on those fanarts!

I'm just here to say OMG THAT'S LAVA FROM VAMPIRE PRINCESS MIYU I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO REMEMBERED THAT SHOW <3

On the more serious side, good for you! It must have been hard to do, but it's a good sign you are moving on from whatever it was that happened.

Ah ah, yeah I thought that too :)
Especially because it's the only one I recognized, unless top-left is Wolverine.