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My Stuff

I look around at all my stuff On table, shelf or wall And can't resist a smile because I really love it all. A home reflects just who we are So how it is designed Lets all who enter have a glimpse Of how we're self-defined. Except, of course, if all the stuff Is just one person's taste. My husband, if he had the chance, Would have it all replaced. In marriage, though, we compromise And if we care enough, We learn to live with how our spouse Delights in all her stuff.

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Date: 11/4/2019 7:17:00 PM
Ha, ha! I've managed to get my wife to throw out a good 70% of her stuff, via the gentle art of persuasion... LOL. Don't ask! … Very good, Ilene. ~ Sly guy
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Date: 11/3/2019 5:38:00 PM
I love this poem Ilene. A FAV for me. I wouldn't replace any of my wife's stuff. (And live!) Kidding. She has way more style than me. My mom told me once when I was living alone that it looked like nobody lived there!.......80)
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Date: 11/3/2019 10:52:00 AM
Should be less important to men, the difference being broad minded vs small minded
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Date: 11/2/2019 10:35:00 PM
We can relate, Ilene. Well penned.
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Date: 11/2/2019 5:58:00 PM
Having been raised to own only what I can carry, and having had a wife who loved her stuff, I commend your observation! Well done, indeed! Aloha! Rico
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