Has anyone ever broken/destroyed an item that was very important to you? What was it?

Yep. I had a favorite necklace when I was 18.. I'd had it for years.. it was a mood necklace, but very unique. My friend/roommate liked it and borrowed it. While she was wearing it, I noticed her nervously fingering it.. and realized that she was scratching the material off the back of it that caused it to be a mood necklace .

I'm sure there are more instances... but that's all that comes to mind right off.

Im sure but I cannot remember

nope

yes, Cynthia wrote in black ink all over our leather couches

I'm having trouble thinking of something good. Here's the best thing I can come up with. I had some old audio tapes in with out stereo. My wife threw them away. I think it was when we were packing stuff up for moving. It really bothered me that she threw my stuff away without asking me. The tapes were actually crap, but they were mine.

Nothing's that important that I'd remember it still.

No, but I don't own anything all that important anyway.

Yes, but this is too painful for me to discuss.

I'm having trouble coming up with an item...

I'm not sure. I can't think of anything, though.

It has happened a few times. Don't remember what they were, I put it out of my mind.

I was very close to my mother, and after she died (I was only 35 years old then) I inherited some things and then there are things that she had given me in the past. Whenever something that she gave me or that was inherited gets broken it hurts me very much because aside from my memories that is all I have left of her.

Not that I remember.

like, sharpie marker black ink? or black ink from a ball-point pen? or..?
did it come off?

noah lastnight, just deliberately smashed a piece of a fresh warm real blueberry waffle into the carpet. grrr!
f-in' blessed kids.

If they have, I have gotten over it. Material possessions have very little worth in the context of things. People mean more to me, when it's all said and done. Really what thing can I not live without?

Sure, my heart, but for tangible...I'm sure it's been done but can't recall what & who.

My wife destroyed my wedding band with a hammer a few years ago.

Oh yes! My husband broke a piece of pottery my mother made (accident) and I was so upset I cried.

Whoops!

What color were the couches?

YES YES YES. ALL THE TIME!!!! When I was growing up I had a cousin named Marty. (I called him Marty the F**Khead). He would break EVERYTHING I had. (everything from toys, to skateboards, to records, ...my tv....) One day I spent the night at his house. We slept in the same bed. He first started snoring, then farting. then when he turned over he kneed me in the balls! He never knew what happened but the next morning I shoved his face in his oatmeal.

ball point pen ink, you know, the kind of ink you can't wash off leather. We have to have them redone.

a wine red, black ink creates a nice contrast

i don't have much experience w/ the care of leather, so i really didn't know. how frustrating though i can imagine.

That was exactly what I was imagining

Yes. Caleb has, but not on purpose. (I don't think.) I'm sure this also happened when I was a kid, a favorite toy or something.

we have to redye everything; they can't be cleaned or "touched up"

nope but ive broken plenty of other peoples stuff.. by accident naturally

nope

Yes, my Vietnam vet husband... he couldn't master playing my classical guitar, so I came home one day, and found it in a closet corner, completely in splinters.

This was back in the 60's and he had post traumatic stress big time.

> My wife destroyed my wedding band with a hammer
> a few years ago.

I hope your finger wasn't in it.