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Cliff's avatar

You got me teared up with this post. 🥹 Thank you for sharing and for the reminder where we've been and how great that season was, even if it was exhausting at times. 🥰

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Kristine Neeley's avatar

Thankful for you being a part of so many of those great memories!

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Stephanie Davidson's avatar

"It carried all three of my babies, and it also carried me" cue the tears. My BOB brought me out of some of my darkest days, without me even realizing it. I held on to mine too, way too long. And cried all the tears when I passed it along to a new mom. This was a beautiful piece Kristine, thank you for sharing🧡

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Kristine Neeley's avatar

Thank you Stephanie -- and I'm glad to know I'm not alone in this feeling!

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Jolina Petersheim's avatar

I feel this way about my Ergo carriers—all the soaked drool, baby spit up, and sweat that material represents is still so nostalgic for me. I want to save it for my grandchildren, though I will wash it first. 😉

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Kristine Neeley's avatar

Same. My ergo, solly baby wraps, and tulas are all tucked away -- washed -- in a bin for my grandkids someday!

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civil winters's avatar

this is beautiful, Kristine. i absolutely love how much you treasure what you have, and the life it has held. <3 and i learned today that you, too, are a fan of orange. <3

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Kristine Neeley's avatar

Thank you, Civil! And go team ORANGE!

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angie warren's avatar

Wellllllll 😭😭😭

oh my heart resonates, oh my heart hurts. Beautiful journey you’ve just taken us on. I’m certain you’re not alone in the loving and, leaving, of such beloved pieces of our children.

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Kristine Neeley's avatar

Thank you, love! And thank you for sharing in the bittersweetness of it with me!

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Maria Hanley's avatar

This made me cry, Kristine! So beautifully written, and it brought back fond memories of our red Mountain Buggy. These material things are memory vessels❤️

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