Selling My Bat on eBay
The other day I cleaned out my jewelry box, a childhood gift from my mother and respository of saved things forever. Inside, aside from jewelry, I found a treasure-trove of important life moments: my learners permit; my college ID card; my Brownie Fly-up wings; my Summer Camp friendship necklace; my best-friends ring from Jackie; an envelope with a snippet of hair and a note, "I licked this when I was 10"; a card once taped to my dormroom door, "Run Babe, Trip"; and a fluff of fur from my cat Puffins.
And then there's the Bat. I made it when I was 8 with a Mattel Creepy Crawler Set I got for my birthday. I loved that toy. I used to crank-out artfully made creepy things to sell to strangers. I don't think anyone ever bought one and if they did, I'm sure my mother made me give their money back. She never really appreciated my entrepreneurial spirit.
So I decided to sell my Bat on eBay and see if there are any takers. I think my 8-year old self would appreciate my efforts and support. I've specifically added a NO RETURN policy to my listing and started the bidding off at a much higher price than my mother would approve of. I think it's worth it.
2 comments:
What a wonderful post. You express yourself so eloquently as you identify points in the past and the moment of rediscovery now. You've reminded me of times I've pawed through the things of my past, many of which were boxed up for me. Thoughts, feelings, even smells, come back. In a similar vein, I once had a professor of music who admonished his students not to discount a piece of music because it was challenging or seemingly insignificant at the time we were learning it. He said, "Be kind to this piece. Someday you will draw on it."
Your teeny tiny stature encapsulates a treasure trove of spirit, beauty, wisdom, innocence, strength, wonder, poetry, preciousness. You are wearing blue clogs.
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